Stewart J. Brown is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Edinburgh.David W. Miller is Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University.

"[A] Festschrift in honour of an out-of-the-ordinary historian of Ireland and of the Catholic Church in Ireland." —Journal of Ecclesiastical History"The volume should be warmly welcomed..." —English Historical Review"[A] Festschrift that must gladden the renowned historian's heart...." —Irish Review"[W]ell-written and scrupulously researched." —Catholic Library World"These essays by scholars from the United States, Scotland, and Ireland honor Emmet Larkin, the well-known historian of 19th-century Ireland. Five essays deal with the 'implications of Larkin's 'Devotional Revolution' thesis, which argues that it was only in the mid-19th century that the church made 'practising Catholics' of the Irish people.' Six essays deal with 'issues arising out of Larkins' "Church, State and Nation" thesis which suggests that several decades before an Irish state achieved de jure independence, the church had entered into a "concordat" with a de facto irish state.' Also included are a memoir and a bibliography of the honoree." —Theology Digest