Forgiveness and reconciliation : religion, public policy & conflict transformation

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Forgiveness and reconciliation : religion, public policy & conflict transformation

ed. by Raymond G. Helmick & Rodney L. Petersen

Templeton Foundation Press, 2002, c2001

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This book brings together a unique combination of experts in conflict resolution and focuses on the role forgiveness can play in the process. It deals with theology, public policy, psychological and social theory, and social policy implementation of forgiveness. This book is essential for libraries, scholars, conflict negotiators, and all people who hope to understand the role of forgiveness in the peace process. The book's first section explores how ideas like "forgiveness" and "reconciliation" are moving out from the seminary and academy into the world of public policy and how these terms have been used and defined in the past. The second section looks at forgiveness and public policy. One of the chapters, by Donald W. Shriver Jr., addresses forgiveness in a secular political forum. The third section of the book draws us to a more thorough analysis of the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation from voices in the academic and theological community, and the final section highlights the work of practitioners currently working with religion, public policy, and conflict transformation, particularly in areas such as Ireland and Africa. Contributors include Desmond M. Tutu, Rodney L. Petersen, Miroslav Volf, Stanley S. Harakas, Raymond G. Helmick, SJ, Joseph V. Montville, Douglas M. Johnston, Donna Hicks, Donald W. Shriver, Jr., Everett L. Worthington, Jr., John Paul Lederach, Ervin Staub, Laurie Anne Pearlman, John Dawson, Audrey R. Chapman, Olga Botcharova, Anthony da Silva, SJ, Geraldine Smythe, OP, Andrea Bartoli, Ofelia Ortega, and George F. R. Ellis.

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Foreword / ix Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu Acknowledgments / xv Introduction / xvii Raymond G. Helmick, S.J., & Rodney L. Petersen Part I. The Theology of Forgiveness 1. A Theology of Forgiveness: Terminology, Rhetoric, and the Dialectic of Interfaith Relationships / 3 Rodney L. Petersen 2. Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Justice: A Christian Contribution to a More Peaceful Social Environment / 27 Miroslav Volf 3. Forgiveness and Reconciliation: An Orthodox Perspective / 51 Stanley S. Harakas Part II. Forgiveness and Public Policy 4. Does Religion Fuel or Heal in Conflicts? / 81 Raymond G. Helmick, S.J. 5. Religion and Peacemaking / 97 Joseph V. Montville 6. Religion and Foreign Policy / 117 Douglas M. Johnston Jr. 7. The Role of Identity Reconstruction in Promoting Reconciliation / 129 Donna Hicks 8. Forgiveness: A Bridge Across Abysses of Revenge / 151 Donald W. Shriver Jr. Part III. Forgiveness and Reconciliation 9. Unforgiveness, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation and Their Implications for Societal Interventions / 171 Everett L. Worthington Jr. 10. Five Qualities of Practice in Support of Reconciliation Processes / 193 John Paul Lederach 11. Healing, Reconciliation, and Forgiving after Genocide and Other Collective Violence / 205 Ervin Staub and Laurie Anne Pearlman 12. Hatred's End: A Christian Proposal to Peacemaking in a New Century / 229 John Dawson Part IV. Seeking Forgiveness after Tragedy 13. Truth Commissions as Instruments of Forgiveness and Reconciliation / 257 Audrey R. Chapman 14. Implementation of Track Two Diplomacy: Developing a Model of Forgiveness / 279 Olga Botcharova 15. Through Nonviolence to Truth: Gandhi's Vision of Reconciliation / 305 Anthony da Silva, S.J. 16. Brokenness, Forgiveness, Healing, and Peace in Ireland / 329 Geraldine Smyth, O.P. 17. Forgiveness and Reconciliation in the Mozambique Peace Process / 361 Andrea Bartoli 18. Conversion as a Way of Life in Cultures of Violence / 383 Ofelia Ortega Afterword: Exploring the Unique Role of Forgiveness / 395 George F. R. Ellis Appendix / 411 List of Contributors / 433 Index / 441

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