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.
This challenging book develops a model for understanding the role of religion in transitional justice based on an exploration of religion in the lives of ex-combatants in Northern Ireland
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Religion and the Northern Ireland Conflict The Personal Faith of Ex-combatants Religion and Motivations for Violence Religion and Prison Ex-combatants and the Churches Perspectives on the Past: Religion in the Personal and the Political Conclusion Religion and Transitional Justice in Northern Ireland Bibliography