UPEI presents Theology on Tap on April 7
The UPEI Department of Religious Studies will present Theology on Tap on April 7, 2025, at 7:00 pm, at the Salvador Dali Cafe, The Arts Hotel, 155 Kent Street, Charlottetown.
Dr. Callum Beck, a sessional lecturer at UPEI, will give a presentation titled “Riots, Civil Disobedience, and Protests: Theological and Practical Reflections on the Belfast (1847) and Orange Day (1877) Riots.”
He will contrast how the governing authorities handled the Belfast Riot—the Island’s worst—with how they dealt with the Orange Day riot 30 years later. Following a brief summary of each riot and the government’s response to them, he will give examples of civil disobedience in the past 200 years to see what lessons political leaders today can draw from these two riots.
The audience will then have the opportunity to discuss among themselves the question of the night: “How should the government respond to protests, civil disobedience, and riots?” Dr. Beck will then take questions from the audience.
Dr. Beck recently published a book, The Belfast Riot of 1847, which will be available for purchase at the event. All are welcome to attend and participate in this discussion.
