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Apology, Forgiveness and Mercy

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Apology and Forgiveness
These are two sides of the mutli-faceted "diamond" of reconciliation. Both are necessary for true reconciliation to take place.

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Apology and Forgiveness in Reconciliation: How Words Can Mend and Begin to Heal a Transgressional Divide
This paper shows the importance of active apology and forgiveness in the process of addressing past wrongs and reaching reconciliation.

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Apology and Forgiveness

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Vengeance or Forgiveness
Eileen Borris discusses Arlie Hochschild 's book Strangers in Their Own Land explaining why many on the right seek revenge. But forgiveness--of and by both sides would serve us all better.

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Vengeance or Forgiveness
An exploration of the thinking of the conservative right. We must be able to "walk in the shoes of the other" to heal this nation. Here's one step.

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Political Forgiveness 101
With all the division and "us versus them" mentality, to heal these divisions and transform conflict we need to change our mindsets. This is where political forgiveness can come into play.

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Deep Healing and Emotional Expression: Political Forgiveness as a Unique Peacebuilding Process
For a time when the focus is on good-vs-evil politics, social justice, and holding people accountable for past misdeeds, a look at political forgiveness and its role in building a lasting peace.

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Political Forgiveness and the Healing of Nations
This was Eileen Borris's keynoe address to the Ethiopia Symposium on Higher Eduation for Post Conflict Transformation

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Are Grievances Running Our Nation and Is Political Forgiveness Our Way Out?
The June issue of Political Forgiveness Monthly is a deep dive into how we as a country got to this high tide of grievance and how humility can pull us back to a place of listening and mutual trust.

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Is Political Forgiveness an Antidote to Authoritarianism?
Authoritarian movements take hold because of the choices we make. While we can also make choices that that will reverse these trends, we have to recognize what is happening first.

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A Rwandan Lesson to Americans in Reconciliation, Forgiveness, and Community
What is most inspiring about Rwanda's strong cultural values are the ways that they've positively shaped the country's post-genocide reconstruction and reconciliation process.

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Love and Forgiveness in Governance