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The Journal of Religion, Conflict, and Peace addresses both the problem of religion and conflict and the possibility and practices of peace, giving particular attention to peace. Articles address everything from interpersonal relationships to international politics and draw from any discipline or combination of disciplines that can illuminate the journal's central concerns. While the journal’s first audience is scholars, its aim is to be relevant and accessible to peace practitioners and anyone else concerned about these themes.
The journal is a publication of Plowshares: a peace studies collaborative of Earlham and Goshen Colleges and Manchester University. It is shaped by, but not confined to, the perspectives of the three historic peace churches-Society of Friends, the Mennonite Church, and the Church of the Brethren-associated with the colleges that compose the collaborative.
Published twice yearly, the journal is an open access, online publication. All articles are peer-reviewed. Copyrights remain with authors. They have agreed to provide open access to their material, provided users give proper credit and do not alter the work in any way.
Funded originally by a grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., the Journal of Religion, Conflict, and Peace is generously supported by the Henry Luce Foundation Initiative on Religion and International Affairs.
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Displaying 1 - 1 of 1The Role of Religious and Traditional Institutions during Conflict and in Peacebuilding
The Conflict in Liberia and subsequent trarnsitional justice process through means of a truth and reconciliation commission provide a unique opportunity to examine how the exploitation of religious and traditional identities/institutions became a means to fuel and perpetuate the conflict. Likewise, it also offers an example of how the strength and credibility of a religious community can be instrumental in facilitating formal peace processes.