No Enemy to Conquer

Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

Offering dramatic evidence of the transformative power of forgiveness, No Enemy to Conquer shares the stories of people of diverse faiths and cultures who, despite all odds, found the courage to reconcile with their enemies. Gathering the voices of Desmond Tutu, Benazir Bhutto, Rajmohan Gandhi, Jonathan Sacks, the Dalai Lama, and others, Henderson's masterful anthology is an inspiring step toward a geopolitics of mercy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-01-07
Mått:152 x 223 x 15 mm
Vikt:399 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:220
Förlag:Baylor University Press
Medarbetare:Lama,TheDalai
ISBN:9781602581401

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Michael Henderson is an English journalist. The author of nine books, his latest titles include, See You After the Duration (2004) and Forgiveness: Breaking the Chain of Hate (2002).

Recensioner i media

"Henderson's style in this richly personal book is fluent, accessible and immensely readable. It does not hide from the suffering of the world but movingly claims that healing is possible." - Interreligious Insight December 2011

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword: No Peace without ForgivenessThe Dalai LamaAcknowledgmentsPreface1 Clash or Alliance?NIGERIA The Pastor and the Imam LEBANON Militia enemies step back from the brinkJEWISH-MUSLIM DIALOGUE Honoring Daniel PearlDR. DAVID SMOCK: The Process of ForgivenessPerspectiveJONATHAN SACKS: A Stunningly Original Strategy2 Reaching Out to 'The Other'NORTHERN IRELAND Journey without a mapSOUTH AFRICA After the Heidelberg Tavern MassacreISRAEL AND PALESTINE Parents' Circle - Families ForumISRAEL AND PALESTINE Combatants for PeaceGERMANY Meeting the ""Monsters of My Dreams""DR. DONNA HICKS: Dignity for AllPerspectiveDESMOND TUTU: God's Dream for Humanity3 Moving Beyond VictimhoodPENNSYLVANIA Before the Blood Had DriedPOLAND Revisiting Auschwitz GERMANY Norwegian Confronts Nazi Jailer INDIA Beyond Revenge in GujaratRWANDA Tutsi Works for ReconciliationENGLAND Liverpool Mother Stirs a Nation DR. MARGARET SMITH A New Sense of EmpowermentPerspectiveRAJMOHAN GANDHI The Righteous Chariot4 Taking ResponsibilityFIJI God Has No Favorite RaceISRAEL Asking QuestionsSIERRA LEONE No Thirst for RevengeINDIA Praying for Compassion for the AggressorBRITISH-JAPANESE RELATIONS A Tale of Two FlagsDR. MOHAMMED ABU-NIMER: Liberation through ResponsibilityPerspectiveBENAZIR BHUTTO The Great Forgiver5 Creating Safe SpaceSwitzerland Ir?¿ne Laure at CauxDR. BARRY HART Transformative Spaces for ChangePerspectiveBETTY BIGOMBE: What a Woman Can Do6 Acknowledging the PastAUSTRALIA National Sorry DayGERMANY Pforzheim: After the NightmareJAVA Dutch POW Diary Changes Japanese LifeGERMANY What about Dresden?UNITED STATES Restitution to the NiseiJOSEPH MONTVILLE: The Science Behind ReconciliationAfterwordNotesBibliographyIndex