Freedom and the Fifth Commandment - Catholic Priests and Political Violence in Ireland, 191921

Informationen zum Autor Brian Heffernan is a historian of religion who has published on modern Catholicism in Ireland and the Netherlands Klappentext Addresses the War of Independence from a new perspective by focusing on the attitude of the Catholic clergy Zusammenfassung Addresses the War of Independence from a new perspective by focusing on the attitude of the Catholic clergy -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPart I: Obeying the law of God1. In the old groove: traditional political alignments2. The fifth commandment and the brand of Cain: condemnation from the pulpit3. Interfering where they shouldn't: interaction with republicansPart II: Republican priests4. Sinn Féin priests: support for Sinn Féin, the Dáil and local IRA units5. Aiding and abetting: priests involved in the IRA campaign6. Troublesome priests: responses to clerical support for republicanismPart III: the clergy and the crown7. Priest and victim: British measures against the clergy8. The reign of frightfulness: clerical responses to the British campaign9. Preserving the peace: mediation, relief work and political activismEpilogueAppendicesBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Brian Heffernan, Heffernan Brian
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781526106520
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-0652-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, European History, RELIGION / History, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, History of Religion, British & Irish history, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General