Matthew Houston
Biographic Data
| ID | 4627640 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew Houston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew |
| FAMILY NAME | Houston |
| SIGNATURE | HOUSTON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Independent Scholar Belfast UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4190-1441 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Evangelical and Ecumenical? Irish Presbyterianism in the United Kingdom, 1938–47
From 1938 to 1947, a period of escalating international tensions and armed conflict, Christian intellectuals in Great Britain formed and engaged in various discussion groups, debating responses to such challenges as totalitarianism, warfare, peacekeeping, international and domestic social order, and the place of the church in society. Although neglected in the historiography of such groups, Christians in Northern Ireland engaged in similar discus…
Northern Ireland, the United States and the Second World War . By Simon Topping
Beyond the “Marble Arch”? Archbishop J.A.F. Gregg, the Church of Ireland, and the Second World War, 1935–1945
J.A.F. Gregg, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, played an important role in religious life across the island of Ireland for half of the twentieth century. He has been portrayed by historians as the “Marble Arch,” a leader who reigned over one Church across two states. This article reevaluates that interpretation: by using the period of the Second World War as a case study, it suggests that the historiographical portrayal of Gregg has neglec…
Presbyterianism, unionism, and the Second World War in Northern Ireland
This article examines the career of the Irish Presbyterian minister and member of the Westminster parliament, James Little, as a case study of Presbyterian clerical responses to the Second World War in Northern Ireland. Establishing a more detailed narrative of contemporary interpretations of the conflict improves our understanding of the functions of religious institutions during the period. It demonstrates that Presbyterian church leaders were …
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Presbyterianism, unionism, and the Second World War in Northern Ireland
This article examines the career of the Irish Presbyterian minister and member of the Westminster parliament, James Little, as a case study of Presbyterian clerical responses to the Second World War in Northern Ireland. Establishing a more detailed narrative of contemporary interpretations of the conflict improves our understanding of the functions of religious institutions during the period. It demonstrates that Presbyterian church leaders were …
Northern Ireland, the United States and the Second World War . By Simon Topping
Beyond the “Marble Arch”? Archbishop J.A.F. Gregg, the Church of Ireland, and the Second World War, 1935–1945
J.A.F. Gregg, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, played an important role in religious life across the island of Ireland for half of the twentieth century. He has been portrayed by historians as the “Marble Arch,” a leader who reigned over one Church across two states. This article reevaluates that interpretation: by using the period of the Second World War as a case study, it suggests that the historiographical portrayal of Gregg has neglec…
Evangelical and Ecumenical? Irish Presbyterianism in the United Kingdom, 1938–47
From 1938 to 1947, a period of escalating international tensions and armed conflict, Christian intellectuals in Great Britain formed and engaged in various discussion groups, debating responses to such challenges as totalitarianism, warfare, peacekeeping, international and domestic social order, and the place of the church in society. Although neglected in the historiography of such groups, Christians in Northern Ireland engaged in similar discus…
Archaeology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Irish (3 works) · Irish and British Studies (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Religious Tourism and Spaces (3 works) · Historiography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works)