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    The rhetoric of rights in the UK Christian churches regarding non-heterosexual citizenship
    The Politics and Religion Journal 4 (2): 183-200. 2010.
    One of the major deliberations, indeed source of conflict, within and between Christian churches across the globe is what might be termed the ‘gay debate’. This debate is not merely related to the legitimacy of civil marriages, gay clergy, alongside the broader issue of the citizenship and well-being of gay people within the churches, but has expanded to embrace other forms of non-heterosexuality, including bi-sexuality and transgenderism/sexuality and issues regarding their natures. The debate …Read more
  • Betwixt and between: The political orientations of Roman Catholic Neo-Pentecostals
    The Politics and Religion Journal 2 (2): 27-51. 2008.
    This paper has argued that over some four decades the Catholic charismatics have been pulled in different directions regarding their political views and allegiances and that this is a result of contrasting dynamics and competing loyalties which renders conclusions as to their political orientations difficult to reach. To some degree such dynamics and competing loyalties result from the relationship of the charismatics in the Roman Church and the juxtaposition of the Church within USA politico-re…Read more
  • The shaping of Ulster Presbyterian belief and practice 1770-1840
    The Politics and Religion Journal 3 (2): 289-291. 2009.
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    Pentecostal political activism in the USA and the UK: A comparative analysis
    The Politics and Religion Journal 2 (1): 101-126. 2008.
    In historical terms; the Pentecostal movement; for almost a century; was known for its political quietism. Identifi ed by ecstatic and esoteric experiences; Pentecostalism was in essence world-rejecting by nature. The movement’s millenarian disposition meant that it had no or few political inclinations. The return of Christ seemed imminent; ushering in the Kingdom of God that would replace all human authorities. With new waves of Pentecostalism spreading across the world; the movement appeared t…Read more