God and the Gun: The Church and Irish Terrorism

In this work, Martin Dillon explores the role of religion in the war in Northern Ireland. He not only looks at the actions of the Protestant and Catholic churches, but also how religion influenced specific, influential members of the conflict like Billy "King Rat" Wright and Ian Paisley. Dillon is interested in both sides of the sectarian divide and interviews both Protestants and Catholics who participated in the fighting... Read Full Review

Mr. Martin Dillon brings the history of the Irish "Troubles" as close as he can without the reader actually participating with him in his interviews. The interviews he shares, together with the balanced personal perspective he offers, presents the reader with one of the clearer explanations of the conflict, the participants, and their motives, that I have read. This book is of manageable length, for more detailed documentation... Read Full Review

As a television correspondent traveling to Northern Ireland just before marching season, I covered several references. I used "God and the Gun" as the primary source for my trip. Only someone as thorough a journalist as Martin Dillon could direct readers into one of the world's most lasting, if not bizarre, geopolitical campaigns of terror draped in religion. It's in straightforward, sometimes blunt language that stirs... Read Full Review

The best book published recently on the Irish conflict. It provides not only a profound insight of the Irish political situation interwoven with religion and terrorism but is also highly readable.