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Conflicts in the process of transition from traditional society to modernity : a case study on the role of the Church amongst the Naga Tribes of South-East Asia
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2009)
This thesis is an attempt to use various aspects and processes of tradition and
modernity to understand and explain conflict within the Naga context. It argues that
Christianity is not only a religion but it also became a ...
Theology of dialogue : Trinitarian approach
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2009)
The work introduces dialogue as a mode of human being that had initially been presented by Buber and his followers from a very human perspective. People always exist personally, in a dialogical realm which was viewed by ...
The '2002 Peace Process' in the Sri Lankan media : comparing Sinhalese, Tamil and English editorial discourse in the national newspapers
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2007)
This case study analyses how three widely read national daily newspapers in Sri Lanka presented and framed the origins and ongoing development of the Norwegian-sponsored 2002 “Peace process” between the Sri Lankan government ...
Emergence of a world made other : a study of the social teachings of François Houtart
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2009)
Francois Houtart is a Belgian social activist and sociologist of religion who defends the position that religion, as a social reality, can be an agent of change in a given situation. Houtart's ideas originate from Weber, ...
Community-based local capacities for peace in pastoralist areas : the case of Isiolo District - Kenya
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2007)
There exists a conventional contention, albeit largely anecdotal, that pastoralist areas, for all intents and purposes, are “a lost cause”. There is a relentless media bombardment portraying communities forever embroiled ...
Isolated in academia : an analytical study of the mechanisms of academic boycotts
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2006)
Academic boycotting is withdrawing support for or participation in one or more
aspects of academia in order to make specific changes. Support is restored after those
who are boycotted make the desired changes. The mechanisms ...
Investigating the liberation method of interreligious dialogue as a common ground for Muslim-Christian relations in Northern Nigeria
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2004)
This dissertation investigates the relevance of the liberation method of interreligious
dialogue as a common ground for Muslim-Christian relations in Northern Nigeria.
The region of our study is one characterised by the ...
Prospects for Christian minorities under Muslim rule in the Sudan
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2002)
Dynamics of essentialist representations of nationhood and the politics of interpretation : the role of religion in the making and unmaking of the Sri Lankan nation-state
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2008)
Sometimes the impression given of the Lankan conflict by both the local and mainstream media is that the conflict has been caused by primordial or perennial antagonisms that existed between the parties involved. Such a ...
Divided loyalties : a reconciling ethic for churches in Northern Ireland
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2006)
Can a denomination publicly engage with those who are
different and maintain its own theological integrity? Can a biblically,
theologically and ecumenically informed ethic be developed to sustain
a denomination in such ...