Gareth Higgins
Encyclopedia
Gareth Higgins is a writer from Belfast
, Northern Ireland
now living in Durham, North Carolina. He is the executive director of the Wild Goose Festival
.
He is a graduate in sociology from Queen's University of Belfast
(BA
, PhD
). He was a co-founder (in 1998) of the zero28 Project, a faith-based peace and justice initiative in Northern Ireland. He has written and spoken widely on religion and conflict, art and spirituality and film, with his work appearing in The Independent, The Irish Times, Sojourners, and Third Way Magazine
, among others.
He appears regularly on BBC Radio, and he and Jett Loe co-present a film review podcast called 'The Film Talk'.
How Movies Helped Save My Soul: Finding Spiritual Fingerprints in Culturally Significant Films (Relevant Books, 2003)
Chapter in:
Researching the Troubles: Social Science Perspectives on the Northern Ireland Conflict (Mainstream, 2004)
Chapter in:
Artisans of Peace: Grassroots Peacemaking Among Christian Communities (Orbis, 2003)
Article on 'Free Presbyterianism' in The Encyclopaedia of Ireland (Gill & Macmillan, 2004)
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
now living in Durham, North Carolina. He is the executive director of the Wild Goose Festival
Wild Goose Festival
Wild Goose Festival is a U.S. festival "rooted in the Christian tradition" and focused on "justice, spirituality, music and the arts." The name Wild Goose comes from a Celtic metaphor for the Holy Spirit....
.
He is a graduate in sociology from Queen's University of Belfast
Queen's University of Belfast
Queen's University Belfast is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university's official title, per its charter, is the Queen's University of Belfast. It is often referred to simply as Queen's, or by the abbreviation QUB...
(BA
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
). He was a co-founder (in 1998) of the zero28 Project, a faith-based peace and justice initiative in Northern Ireland. He has written and spoken widely on religion and conflict, art and spirituality and film, with his work appearing in The Independent, The Irish Times, Sojourners, and Third Way Magazine
Third Way Magazine
Third Way Magazine is a UK current-affairs magazine written from a Christian perspective. It is distinctively biblical, fairly highbrow and culturally aware...
, among others.
He appears regularly on BBC Radio, and he and Jett Loe co-present a film review podcast called 'The Film Talk'.
Selected publications
Anti-Catholicism in Northern Ireland, co-authored with John D Brewer (Palgrave, 1998)How Movies Helped Save My Soul: Finding Spiritual Fingerprints in Culturally Significant Films (Relevant Books, 2003)
Chapter in:
Researching the Troubles: Social Science Perspectives on the Northern Ireland Conflict (Mainstream, 2004)
Chapter in:
Artisans of Peace: Grassroots Peacemaking Among Christian Communities (Orbis, 2003)
Article on 'Free Presbyterianism' in The Encyclopaedia of Ireland (Gill & Macmillan, 2004)