ABSTRACT

Unlike other books on conflict resolution that focus on particular places and moments in history, this original work attempts to understand the process from many different perspectives and in many different contexts - from international political conflicts, to racial and religious struggles within one culture, to the internal conflicts of individuals struggling with the desire for revenge in the wake of 9/11. Designed as a starting point for meaningful dialogue on the elusive concept of reconciliation, the book includes views from Christians and Muslims, scholars and politicians, and draws on religion, psychology, cultural studies, education theory, history, and law.

chapter |11 pages

Introduction

The Rhetoric of War and Reconciliation

part I|72 pages

Religion and Reconciliation

chapter |18 pages

Rites and Remembrance

Living with the Dead of September 11

chapter |18 pages

Vengeance is Never Enough

Alternative Visions of Justice

chapter |18 pages

September 11

Clash of Civilizations or Islamic Revolution?

part II|60 pages

Science and Reconciliation

chapter |18 pages

Reconciling Trauma and the Self

The Role of Narrative in Coping with Sexual Abuse and Terrorism

chapter |14 pages

The Law of the Jungle

Conflict Resolution in Primates

chapter |12 pages

Reflections on the Future of Life

part III|62 pages

Racial Reconciliation: Theory and Practice in America

chapter |18 pages

United We Stand

Terrorism and National Identity

chapter |10 pages

Toward a Vision of Reconciliation

Moving Beyond a Black/White “Race” Paradigm

chapter |16 pages

Race, Class, and Reconciliation

chapter |8 pages

All God's Children Got Shoes

Social Justice and Reconciliation