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Michael Bennett on the Major Christian Task of Reconciliation

By on August 24, 2011 in African Christianity, Churches & Reconciliation, Dealing with the Past, Irish Catholic Church, Morality, NI Politics, Peace Studies, Social Justice, Victims, Zimbabwe

I’m always heartened when I see graduates of our Master’s in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation applying our course material in their work once they graduate. Yesterday’s guest post by Joram Tarusarira was one example of that. Today Fr Michael Bennett provides another example in the form of an article titled simply, ‘Reconciliation,’ published in the [...]

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Reconciliation – The Missing Ingredient in Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies? Guest Post by Joram Tarusarira

By on August 23, 2011 in African Christianity, Churches & Reconciliation, Dealing with the Past, Peace Studies, Social Justice, Victims, Zimbabwe

Last month I participated in a summer school at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany, titled ‘Societies in Transition: Sub-Saharan Africa between Conflict and Reconciliation.’ One of the many pleasures of attending the summer school was catching up with former students, including Joram Tarusarira from Zimbabwe, who completed his master’s in Reconciliation Studies with us [...]

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Comparative Perspectives on Societies in Transition – Sub-Saharan Africa between Conflict and Reconciliation: Lessons for Northern Ireland?

By on August 11, 2011 in African Christianity, Churches & Reconciliation, Dealing with the Past, NI Politics, Peace Studies, Victims, Zimbabwe

I spent ten days last month at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany, at a summer school titled ‘Societies in Transition: Sub-Saharan Africa between Conflict and Reconciliation.’ Between students and the plenary speakers there were about 30 people there, from, I think, 18 different countries. My presentation was on ‘Zimbabwe: Exploring Reconstruction and Reconciliation.’ Other [...]

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Will Harassment Silence the Catholic Church? New Post on Religion in Zimbabwe

By on July 13, 2011 in African Christianity, Churches & Reconciliation, Dealing with the Past, Morality, Victims, Zimbabwe

I have a new post on the Religion and Zimbabwe blog, ‘Fear in the Pulpit: Will Harassment Silence the Catholic Church in Zimbabwe?’ An earlier post I wrote about the documentary, Zimbabwe’s Forgotten Children, has also been picked up by the news website Bulawayo24. Next week I’ll be lecturing about religion and reconciliation in Zimbabwe [...]

Fr Michael Bennett on Religion in Zimbabwe – the Debate Continues

By on May 4, 2011 in African Christianity, Churches & Reconciliation, Dealing with the Past, Ecumenism, Morality, Social Justice, Victims, Zimbabwe

Debate continues over on the new Religion in Zimbabwe website, with the latest blog contribution from Fr Michael Bennett on ‘Pastoral Letters Versus Party Ideology.’ Bennett, a priest with St Patrick’s Missionary Society, is currently serving in Limpopo Province, South Africa, and is a graduate of our Master’s in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation Studies.

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Can the Churches Help Prevent Zimbabwe’s Road to Reform Becoming Another Dead End? New Post on Religion in Zimbabwe

By on April 28, 2011 in African Christianity, Churches & Reconciliation, Dealing with the Past, Victims, Zimbabwe

I have a new post on the Religion in Zimbabwe blog, ‘Can the Churches Help Prevent Zimbabwe’s Road to Reform Becoming Another Dead End?’ I offer some reflections on the International Crisis Group’s latest report on the political situation in Zimbabwe, including the constitutional reform process, and the possible role of the churches. (Image from [...]

Joram Tarusarira on Religion in Zimbabwe–the Debate Continues

By on April 12, 2011 in African Christianity, Churches & Reconciliation, Dealing with the Past, Ecumenism, Social Justice, Victims, Zimbabwe

Debate continues over on the new Religion in Zimbabwe website, with the latest blog contribution from Joram Tarusarira on ‘Deconstructing the Pastoral Letters: Let us Work for the Common Good.’ Tarusarira, now a doctoral candidate at the University of Leipzig, is a graduate of our Master’s in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation Studies.

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Religion in Zimbabwe: New Website & First Blog Post on Violence & Elections

By on April 8, 2011 in African Christianity, Charismatic/Pentecostal Christianity, Churches & Reconciliation, Zimbabwe

Religion in Zimbabwe, a non-governmental project based in Zimbabwe, has launched a new website, http://relzim.org/ The site features news items, academic resources, and information about religion in Zimbabwe. It also includes a blog, for which I’ve just written the first entry, ‘Christianity, Violence and Elections: On the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference’s Pastoral Letter, “Let us [...]

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Is Egypt Possible in Zimbabwe?: Guest Post by Fr Michael Bennett

By on February 17, 2011 in African Christianity, Dealing with the Past, Social Justice, Victims, Zimbabwe

The seemingly successful and relatively peaceful people’s revolution in Egypt has prompted commentators to ask if these events could spark similar movements elsewhere. That’s a question that has been articulated in what remains of Zimbabwe’s independent media, as illustrated in a column by political science professor and human rights campaigner John Makumbe, which appeared online [...]

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Zimbabwean Migrant Workers in a Limpopo Village: Reflections on the Treatment of Refugees on the Feast of the Epiphany

By on January 7, 2011 in African Christianity, Morality, Social Justice, Victims, Zimbabwe

January 6th, the Feast of the Epiphany in the Christian calendar, is probably best known in today’s Western secular culture as the day when people  take down their Christmas decorations. For me yesterday was one of those particularly hectic days, so alas – our Christmas decorations are still standing. But there are probably more important [...]