“People have tended to think of forgiveness as something nebulous, something esoteric, something that was alright for people so inclined, but that tended to happen only between individuals and had really no significance for the body politic. It's turning out to be different. You notice these days that forgiveness, confession, and so on are coming into their own. People are beginning to think of forgiveness and reconciliation as spiritual values that have more significance than they had previously recognised for life, as it is lived.” — Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, from the Foreword. Bringing together a unique combination of experts in the area of conflict resolution, this book explores how theology, public policy, psychological and social theory and social policy play a role in the implementation of forgiveness.
ISBN: 9781890151492 (2001) 352pp