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Forgiveness and reconciliation : religion, public policy & conflict transformation / edited by Raymond G. Helmick & Rodney L. Petersen.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Forgiveness.
- Forgiveness--Religious aspects.
- Reconciliation--Religious aspects.
- Reconciliation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (480 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Templeton Foundation Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book brings together a unique combination of experts in the area of conflict resolution and focuses on the role forgiveness can play in the process. It deals with the theology, public policy, psychological and social theory, and social policy implementation of forgiveness.The first section of the book 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. One of the contributors, Miroslav Volf, speaks to the Christian contribution of a more peac
- Contents:
- Preliminaries; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. The Theology of Forgiveness; II. Forgiveness and Public Policy; III. Forgiveness and Reconciliation; IV. Seeking Forgiveness after Tragedy; Afterword; Appendix; List of Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612450921
- 9781282450929
- 1282450921
- 9781890151645
- 1890151645
- OCLC:
- 70851071
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