ABSTRACT

A Communicative Approach to Conflict, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation: Reimagining Our Relationships synthesizes communication and psychology scholarship that focuses on rebuilding ourselves and our relationships when things go "wrong". It provides fresh insights into the burgeoning body of forgiveness research, with an emphasis on community application and reconciliation. Written by award winning scholars in forgiveness communication, the book makes forgiveness and reconciliation research accessible to students in courses focused on personal relationships, conflict, and family studies.

part I|36 pages

Reimagining the Relationships We Want

chapter 1|18 pages

Reimagining Our Relationships

chapter 2|16 pages

Cultivating Relational Creativity

part II|50 pages

Imaginative Work

chapter 3|16 pages

When Things Go “Wrong”

Catalysts for Relational Change

chapter 4|16 pages

Emotional Response

Motivation for Relational Change

chapter 5|16 pages

Sense-Making

Understanding Relational Change

part III|54 pages

Remaking Our Relationships

chapter 6|19 pages

Forgiveness

Reimagining Our Response to Personal Pain

chapter 7|16 pages

Reconciliation

Imagining a New Future

chapter 8|17 pages

Reimagined Relationships

Community Applications and Lessons