Alan McManus
A former Franciscan friar, Alan McManus M.Theol. (hons), M.Phil, PGDE, M.Litt., Ph.D. is a freelance academic, novelist, playwright and dramaturg. 'Only Say The Word: Affirming Gay and Lesbian Love', (Christian Alternative, 2013) is first in a series of books based on his doctoral work, 'Alchemy at the Chalkface: Pirsig, Pedagogy and the Metaphysics of Quality'. He has also published articles on political philosophy and WW1 remembrance in the online journal, 'Citizenship, Social and Economics...See more
A former Franciscan friar, Alan McManus M.Theol. (hons), M.Phil, PGDE, M.Litt., Ph.D. is a freelance academic, novelist, playwright and dramaturg. 'Only Say The Word: Affirming Gay and Lesbian Love', (Christian Alternative, 2013) is first in a series of books based on his doctoral work, 'Alchemy at the Chalkface: Pirsig, Pedagogy and the Metaphysics of Quality'. He has also published articles on political philosophy and WW1 remembrance in the online journal, 'Citizenship, Social and Economics Education'. His performed and published theatrical work includes a seven-minute radio play set in a rest home, 'Mrs Atkins remembers', which explores dementia as subversive remembrance and is also on You-Tube, as well as a play in homage to Dostoyevsky's Alyona, 'Redemption', in English and Scots versions. Writing as Alan Ahrens-McManus, he has published five books of the Bruno Benedetti Mysteries, a series of inclusive novels set in Glasgow, starting with 'Tricks of the Mind' which is followed by 'The Lovers', 'Shades of the Sun', 'Qismet' and 'T�r nam B�n'. See less