Catholic Social Teaching and Theologies of Peace in Northern Ireland - Cardinal Cahal Daly and the Pursuit of the Peaceable Kingdom

This book investigates the response of the Catholic Church in Northern Ireland to the conflict in the region during the late Twentieth Century. It does so through the prism of the writings of Cardinal Cahal Daly (1917-2009), the only member of the hierarchy to serve as a bishop throughout the entire conflict.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Defining the Peaceable Kingdom; 2 The Church as Peaceable Kingdom; 3 Social and Economic Justice; 4 Political Justice; 5 Direct Violence; Conclusion; Bibliography

About the author

Maria Power is a Fellow of Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford where she is the Director of the Human Dignity Project at the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice.

Summary

This book investigates the response of the Catholic Church in Northern Ireland to the conflict in the region during the late Twentieth Century. It does so through the prism of the writings of Cardinal Cahal Daly (1917-2009), the only member of the hierarchy to serve as a bishop throughout the entire conflict.

Product details

• Authors: Maria Power, Power Maria
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.07.2020
• EAN: 9780367459161
• ISBN: 978-0-367-45916-1
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, European History, 20th Century, HISTORY / World, RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Christianity, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Religion, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Violence in society, General and world history, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict, Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Violence and abuse in society