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Contemporary Religion in Historical Perspective

Religious Identities, Sectarianism, and Bridgebuilding

Belief Beyond Boundaries Symposium

The Open University, 30th April 2007

John Wolffe, The Open University
Anti-Catholicism and the British Empire, 1815-1914

Callum Beck (PhD Student, The Open University)
"The Religion of the Yellow Staff": The Boisdale Persecution and the First Catholic Settlement on Prince Edward Island

Steven Sutcliffe, University of Edinburgh
Managing religion in civil society: The Scottish Parliament's Time for Reflection as a case study in the politics of religious representation

Janice Holmes, The Open University
Evangelism, sectarianism and Protestant identity in 19th-century Ireland

David Herbert, The Open University
Tackling Sectarianism: a Study of Cross-community Projects in Northern Ireland

Research in Progress

Phil Sutherland, PhD student, The Open University
The Londonderry Riots of 1868/9

Max Fras, PhD Student, The Open University
A Voice of Dissent or a Sect? Traditional Polish Catholicism and Church Unity

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