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Religion, Politics, and the Orange Order in Northern Ireland: Defending Protestant Britain in the Age of Secularism

Series: Turbulent Religions Alternative Futures

Cathal McManus
February 20, 2024

Is it possible for the Orange Order to reimagine itself in a manner that allows it to protect its core principles but at the same time become a force for political, cultural, and religious reconciliation?

Reframing the Past and Imagining the Future of Post-Brexit Northern Ireland

Series: Turbulent Religions Alternative Futures

Thomas Tweed
February 6, 2024February 6, 2024

Maybe new frames, metaphors, and terms can help Islanders confront the legacy of the past on the island of Ireland.

Modern “Derry Girls”: How Teens Navigate Polarization in a Post-conflict Society

Series: Turbulent Religions Alternative Futures

Jocelyn Dautel and Bethany Corbett
January 31, 2024February 6, 2024

A holistic approach is needed to study how polarized information is transmitted through traditional, structurally embedded narratives and systems that intersect with new information sources and modern values.

Can “the Ghosts of Religion Past” Rest in Peace? The Churches and Alternative Futures on the Island of Ireland

Series: Turbulent Religions Alternative Futures

Gladys Ganiel
January 11, 2024January 30, 2024

In the twenty-first century, the island’s churches have, at least haltingly, begun to reckon with their sins of sectarianism and abuse.

Northern Ireland’s Troubled Relationship with Religion: Structures, Practices, and Definitions

Series: When Politics are Sacralized Symposium

Gladys Ganiel
September 21, 2022January 19, 2024

The value of comparative volumes such as this one lies in their ability to bring together different examples, identify commonalities and divergences, and impart lessons that can be learned about and applied across various cases.

Articles tagged as "Northern Ireland"

Religion, Politics, and the Orange Order in Northern Ireland: Defending Protestant Britain in the Age of Secularism

Reframing the Past and Imagining the Future of Post-Brexit Northern Ireland

Modern “Derry Girls”: How Teens Navigate Polarization in a Post-conflict Society

Can “the Ghosts of Religion Past” Rest in Peace? The Churches and Alternative Futures on the Island of Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Troubled Relationship with Religion: Structures, Practices, and Definitions