The Oxford Handbook of Religion in Modern Ireland, edited by Institute Fellow: Religion, Arts and Peacebuilding, Professor Gladys Ganiel (SSESW) and Andrew R. Holmes (HAPP), has been published recently by Oxford University Press.

The Handbook is a landmark publication.  It is the first volume to offer such a comprehensive and wide-ranging treatment of the role of religion on the island of Ireland between 1800 and the present day.  It features 32 chapters exploring the relationships between religion, society, politics, and everyday life.

Taking a chronological and all-island approach, the Handbook explores the complex and changing roles of religion both before and after partition.  It includes fresh perspectives on long-standing historical and political debates about religion, identity, and politics, including religion's contributions to division and violence.  It also features contributions on how religion interacts with education, the media, law, gender and sexuality, science, literature, minority religions, and memory.

Thirty-six leading scholars contributed to the volume, with those from Queen’s University including: S.J. Connolly, Gladys Ganiel, Myrtle Hill, Andrew R. Holmes, Christopher McCrudden, and Graham Walker.

Purchase the book here.

Gladys Ganiel and Andrew R. Holmes, The Oxford Handbook of Religion in Modern Ireland (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024)