The role of religion in conflict: the case of the Roman Catholic and the Anglican Churches in Southern Sudan, 1950s - 2005

Abstract

This project focuses on the Conflict in Southern Sudan, 1950s - 2005. The study argues that the Anglican Church (AC) and the Roman Catholic Church (RCC), their leaders, followers and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) were directly involved in tile conflict both in fighting as well as in the efforts that led to ceasefires and the peace agreements in 1971 and :2005. The study is set in a background where most information available was that which projected religious leaders and institutions, especially churches, as being peace-makers only. The study concludes that religious institutions have a great potential both in conflict sustenance and in its resolution.