“And They Shall Make War No More”: Lessons about Peace-Making and Overcoming Conflict from Colombia

What is it about?

peace building and reconciliation

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Why is it important?

This paper describes the background to the last fifty years of violence in Colombia and identifies its causes in inequality, poverty and displacement. It then explores the ways in which the Catholic Church has been prominent in developing processes of peace-building that include “accompaniment” of the victims to include them in structures of citizen participation. It ends with theological and pastoral reflections on how this can be enabled practically in the Columbian context.