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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Brewer, John D.
Higgins, Gareth I.
Teeney, Francis
Titre(s) : Religion, civil society, and peace in Northern Ireland [Texte imprimé] / John D. Brewer, Gareth I. Higgins, and Francis Teeney
Publication : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011
Description matérielle : xix, 249 p. ; 24 cm
Comprend : Introduction: civil society, religion, and democratic transitions ; Contributions
to the social peace process ; Contributions to the political peace process ; Opportunities
and constraints in religious peace work ; Weaknesses in the churches' peacemaking
; Conclusion: religion in the northern Ireland peace process.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-242) and index
"Religion was thought to be part of the problem in Ireland and incapable of turning
itself into part of the solution. Many commentators deny the churches a role in Northern
Ireland's peace process or belittle it, focusing on the few well-known events of church
involvement and the small number of high profile religious peacebuilders. This new
study seeks to correct various misapprehensions about the role of the churches by
pointing to their major achievements in both the social and political dimensions of
the peace process, by small-scale, lesser-known religious peacebuilders as well as
major players. The churches are not treated lightly or sentimentally and major weaknesses
in their contribution are highlighted. The study challenges the view that ecumenism
was the main religious driver of the peace process, focusing instead on the role of
evangelicals, it warns against romanticising civil society, pointing to its regressive
aspects and counter-productive activities, and queries the relevance of the idea of
'spiritual capital' to understanding the role of the churches in post-conflict reconstruction,
which the churches largely ignore. This book is written by three 'insiders' to church
peacebuilding in Northern Ireland, who bring their insight and expertise as sociologists
to bear in their analysis of four-years in-depth interviewing with a wide cross section
of people involved in the peace process, including church leaders and rank-and-file,
members of political parties, prime ministers, paramilitary organisations, community
development and civil society groups, as well as government politicians and advisers.
Many of these are speaking for the first time about the role of religious peacebuilding
in Northern Ireland, and doing so with remarkable candour. The volume allows the Northern
Irish case study to speak to other conflicts where religion is thought to be problematic
by developing a conceptual framework to understand religious peacebuilding."--Publisher's
website
Sujet(s) : Maintien de la paix -- Irlande du Nord (GB)
Maintien de la paix -- Religion
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199694020 (hbk.). - ISBN 0199694028 (hbk.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43536892h
Notice n° :
FRBNF43536892
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