Reconciling Enemies: Righteousness and Peace in Northern Ireland

Philip Barnes

doi:10.1177/0953946810397443

Reconciling Enemies: Righteousness and Peace in Northern Ireland

Philip Barnes

School of Education, Communication & Society

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to articulate a Christian model of social and political engagement and to illustrate its appropriateness and fruitfulness through its application to the post-conflict situation in Northern Ireland. The argument is structured around three propositions, the implications of which are explored in a final fourth section: (1) that political forgiveness is an inappropriate model of Christian social and political engagement; (2) that Christians should seek justice/ righteousness in the public realm; (3) that Christian commitment and practice are contextual, and, consequently, the practice of righteousness in Northern Ireland must take account of and relate to the particular history of Northern Ireland; and finally (4) an account is provided of the form Christian righteousness could take in post-conflict Northern Ireland.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-198
Journal	STUDIES IN CHRISTIAN ETHICS
Volume	24
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0953946810397443
Publication status	Published - May 2011

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