Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious Ross Douthat Convergent Books September 2024…
About the Author: James Bradshaw
James Bradshaw writes on topics including history, culture, film and literature.
Category: Reviews
A novel on eternal themes in the eternal city
The Ghosts of Rome Joseph O’Connor Harvill Secker February 2023 304 pages…
About the Author: Gerard Scullion
Gerard Scullion studied law at Queen’s University Belfast and Trinity College Dublin and is a trainee solicitor based in Belfast. He writes periodically on the role of religion within law and diplomacy.
The danger of uncaring elites
The State of Us: The Good News and the Bad News about…
About the Author: Pat Hanratty
Pat Hanratty taught Science/Chemistry in Tallaght Community School from its inception in 1972 until he retired in 2010. He was the school’s first Transition Year Co-ordinator and for four years he had the role of Home School Community Liaison Officer.
From the rising of the sun to it setting: the journey of the Gospel
The Forgotten Eastern Roots of Irish Christianity Connie Marshner Sophia Institute Press…
About the Author: Mary Dooley
Mary Dooley is a retired Primary school teacher with a lifelong interest in Archaeology and History. She received her B. Soc.Sc from UCD and Diploma in Education from St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra( now under DCU). Now lives in Cork.
A love-letter to the novel
The novel, who needs it? Joseph Epstein New York July, 2023 152…
About the Author: Luke Power
Luke Power is a writer and teacher living on the west coast of Ireland. You can find him on Substack under the title Out on the Western Plain.
An atheist argues for more Christianity in US public life
Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy Jonathan Rauch Yale University Press…
About the Author: James Bradshaw
James Bradshaw writes on topics including history, culture, film and literature.
An ancient blueprint for Ireland of the future?
Monasticism in Ireland, AD 900-1250 Edel Bhreathnach Four Courts Press September 2024…
About the Author: James Bradshaw
James Bradshaw writes on topics including history, culture, film and literature.
Rocks on which to build a renewal
The Rock from Which You Were Hewn. The Lives and Legacy of…
About the Author: Tim O’Sullivan
Tim O’Sullivan taught healthcare policy at third level in Ireland and has degrees in History and French and a PhD in social policy from University College Dublin.
Children at the mercy of toxic connectivity
Generation Zombie: Why devices are harming our children and what we can…
About the Author: Pat Hanratty
Pat Hanratty taught Science/Chemistry in Tallaght Community School from its inception in 1972 until he retired in 2010. He was the school’s first Transition Year Co-ordinator and for four years he had the role of Home School Community Liaison Officer.