Reader Comments

Journal of Religion, Conflict, and Peace invites readers to send comments. Selected letters and, in some cases, responses from writers will be posted soon after receipt. Be sure to provide your name and e-mail contact information. Also include the name of your institution or organization (for identification purposes only). And, as always, use civil language and absolutely no ad hominem.

To the editor:

This is a helpful, sensitive and careful evaluation of CPT Colombia's work. It also seems like a great evaluation model for peace work. I echo Julie's concerns about the need for more connection between research and action (or action and reflection as Freire would have said.) I hope that this article is seen by those who can benefit from it and I also hope that others take time to respond to it.

Paul Neufeld Weaver
Bluffton Univeristy

To the editor:

There is in the end a need for a defence for the use of religious resources as peacemaking tools, even in the light of a historicity of religious violence, both in text and in praxis. This is so because of evidence that shows that religion as a force touches the issue of identity of peoples and that when those are properly used and exploited, they can contribute to peacemaking. This was the case in the Sierra Leone, where religious leaders and ecumenical bodies, like Council of Churches Sierra Leone and Inter-religious Council of Sierra Leone, engaged the warring factions to commit themselves to peace. They were also involved in advocacy, relief, and provision of leadership for reconciliation and peace, through the TRC, which was headed by the Bishop of the United Methodist Church of Sierra Leone.


Rev. Joseph Moiba,, PhD
University of Wales

Joseph Moiba
University of Wales Lampeter