Ex-Combatants, Religion, and Peace in Northern Ireland [electronic resource] : The Role of Religion in Transitional Justice /
Brewer, J.author.
Mitchell, D.author.
Leavey, G.author.
Studies of Northern Ireland's ex-combatants ignore religion, while advocates of religious interventions in transitional justice exaggerate its influence. Using interview data with ex-combatants, this book explores religious influences upon violence and peace, and develops a model for evaluating the role of religion in transitional justice.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface and Acknowledgements; Series Editor's Introduction; Introduction; 1 Religion and the Northern Ireland Conflict; 2 The Personal Faith of Ex-Combatants; 3 Religion and Motivations for Violence; 4 Religion and Prison; 5 Ex-Combatants and the Churches; 6 Perspectives on the Past: Religion in the Personal and the Political; Conclusion: Religion and Transitional Justice in Northern Ireland; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Studies of Northern Ireland's ex-combatants ignore religion, while advocates of religious interventions in transitional justice exaggerate its influence. Using interview data with ex-combatants, this book explores religious influences upon violence and peace, and develops a model for evaluating the role of religion in transitional justice.
Crime-Sociological aspects.
Criminology.
Religion and sociology.
Peace.
International relations.
Crime and Society.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Sociology of Religion.
Conflict Studies.
Social Aspects of Religion.
International Relations.