Kevin Hargaden
Kevin Hargaden leads the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, where he works as a Social Theologian. Originally from Kildare, he is an elder at Lucan Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
The Climate Action Plan theologically considered
July 2, 2019
KEVIN HARGADEN :: In spite of the initial positive reception, there are good reasons why enthusiasm for the Government's Climate Action Plan has dampened.
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Gillette and the thin skin epidemic
January 17, 2019
KEVIN HARGADEN :: The message of the Gillette ad is unexceptionable, but we should note that the company is driven by profit, not progress.
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Karl Barth 50 years on
December 10, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Karl Barth (as well as of Thomas Merton), one of the most important Christian voices of the last...
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‘Black Friday’ is the high holiday of capitalism’s calendar
November 26, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: December 8 is still nearly two weeks away, but the Christmas shopping scramble has already begun. Blame Black Friday.
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“Hans, are we the baddies?”
September 12, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: There are nearly 10,000 people homeless in Ireland but a vast amount of property left idle. When activists try to do something, the only official response is...
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Reading the posters of the times
June 27, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: The referendum campaign highlighted the persuasive power of experience and story. These are hugely important, but so too is a metaphysical sense of what it means to...
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Getting under the skin of racism in Ireland
February 12, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: We Irish have no right to imagine that racism is a problem just for other countries, particularly given the way we treat the Travelling Community
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The Church and #metoo
February 2, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: In the last year a remarkable shift has begun in attitudes around sexual abuse that, while very difficult, demand the attention of Christians
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The ‘normalcy’ of homelessness
November 16, 2017
KEVIN HARGADEN :: The recent spate of harsh language around homelessness expresses a dangerous trend in our society. This is something Christians should be furious about.
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Grenfell and the Good Samaritan
June 27, 2017
KEVIN HARGADEN :: At the core of the tragedy of Grenfell Tower lies the chronic failure of a market-driven society to acknowledge the Gospel's radical call to hospitality and care.
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