ABSTRACT
In our time nothing seems more needed and urgent than the effort of healing. Human life in this world today is torn apart by rifts and conflicts in multiple dimensions: on the levels of nation, race, and ethnicity as well as those of religion, culture, and social practices. Some of those rifts and ailments are contingent and can be lifted with some good will and a deepening of sensitivity. However, other ailments are constitutive of the human condition and cannot or should not be simply removed or healed.
