God, Religion, the Troubles, and Christian Peacebuilding
About this episode
The episode discusses the role of religion and Christians in peacebuilding during the Troubles in Northern Ireland with Professor Gladys Ganiel.
For much of the world, the Troubles in Northern Ireland were about Catholics and Protestants fighting each other. With those labels being used as shorthand to this day to describe members of the two main communities, it's easy to see why. But whilst for some the conflict clearly included a religious element, the role of religion is certainly up for debate. But what about peacebuilding – what role did Christians have in ending the conflict? Professor Gladys Ganiel’s research focuses on the role of religion in conflict in Northern Ireland. She has written a new short book – it's entitled Christianity and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland. She joined Ciarán Dunbar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Ciarán Dunbar
Guest: Professor Gladys Ganiel
Topics covered
- Northern Ireland
- religion
- peacebuilding
- Christianity
- conflict
- The Troubles
Keywords
- Northern Ireland
- Troubles
- Christianity
- peacebuilding
- religion
- conflict
- Professor Gladys Ganiel
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Belfast Telegraph
Books & works: Christianity and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland
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