Editorial: Trust enough?
Anna Rankin

From the director: Icons of Culture and Political Identity: A Decade of Opportunity
David W Porter

Comment: Shaking hands with soldiers

At the end of the day: Trust
Alan McBride

Remember 1916
Philip Orr

Shattered pieces - a journey in recovering trust
Derek Poole

Interview with Rev John Dunlop & Danny Morrison: Truth & Trust
David Porter

Faith matters
Allen Sleith

lyo nta kindi dufite uretse UKWIZERA
Fidele Mutwarasibo

A Reader's Response to Lion&Lamb #40
Gerry Rankin

Bible Study: Trust
Bishop Donal McKeown

Review: Religion, Identity and Politics in Northern Ireland: Boundaries of Belonging and Belief
Gladys Ganiel

Review: 1916: Lest We Forget
Lynda Gould

Difficult Conversations
Peace and Reconciliation in a Plural Society
Lynda Gould

New Resource
The Theological Grounds for Advocating Forgiveness and Reconciliation in the Socio-political Realm

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EDITORIAL: Trust enough?

TRUST not only plays a vital role in electoral politics and economic growth, it is a factor influencing crime rates, morbidity and quality of life – it is a vital element for good relations in any society and between people. But what happens when trust is either broken or fails: can it be renewed? How much trust is enough?

IN THIS ISSUE of Lion&Lamb we invite you to reflect on the past and the future with the question in mind: what can we do to build and rebuild trust in our society?

David Porter addresses the role of cultural memory and the ‘decade of opportunity’ which lies ahead as we look to the centenary commemorations of the Easter Rising of 1916 and the Battle of the Somme. Philip Orr recalls the events of that year. The Lion&Lamb interview takes the form of a conversation between Danny Morrison and Rev Dr John Dunlop with David Porter.

Alan McBride and Derek Poole consider whether forgiveness and trust are possible after hurt. Having lost everything else in the ‘mayhem’ in 1994, Fidèle Mutwarasibo fled Rwanda via the Congo and came to Ireland. He describes trust and faith as the only two assets he had. Why have his experiences taught him that we should trust one another, rather than why we shouldn’t? Allen Sleith discusses whether we fully understand what we mean when we use the word ‘faith’.

Also in this issue we have the first in a series of three bible studies by Bishop Donal McKeown as well as a new series entitled ‘Difficult Conversations’ linking to an online resource for use with groups. All this and more, this time with added colour! I hope you enjoy this issue and like our new look. As ever, I welcome your feedback. You can email me with your comments at lionandlamb@contemporarychristianity.org.

Anna Rankin
Editor

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