The Irish Churches Peace Project was an EU funded project undertaken collaboratively by the four biggest denominations in Northern Ireland and the Irish Council of Churches. Over two years it engaged with hundreds of church leaders and church members to stimulate good relations and community engagement, particularly in areas where churches had not previously engaged across community divisions. This article records the methodology developed by the project to encourage and deepen cross-community engagement, explores the operant and espoused theologies of reconciliation associated with the project, and highlights key insights as to utilizing the potential within religious traditions for overcoming conflict and division. ICCP’s experience is applicable to future projects in Northern Ireland and other contexts in which divisions within communities are sustained by religious difference.

爱尔兰教会和平项目是由欧盟资助的项目，由北爱尔兰四个最大派别和爱尔兰教会理事会共同承担。在过去的两年中，它与数百名教会领袖和教会成员进行了互动，以促进良好的关系和社区参与，特别是在教堂以前从未跨社区参与的地区。本文记录了该项目开发的鼓励和加深跨社区参与的方法论，探讨了与该项目相关的可操作和受支持的和解神学，并重点介绍了利用宗教传统中的潜力克服冲突和分裂的主要见解。