Explorations in Reconciliation: New Directions in Theology

by Joseph Liechty, David Tombs

Overview

Theologians and scholars of religion draw on rich resources to address the complex issues raised by political reconciliation in the Middle East, the former Yugoslavia, South Africa, Northern Ireland and elsewhere. The questions addressed include: Can truth set a person, or a society, free? How is political forgiveness possible? Are political, personal, and spiritual reconciliation essentially related?
Explorations in Reconciliation brings Catholic, Protestant, Mennonite, Jewish and Islamic perspectives together within a single volume to present some of the most relevant theological work today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781409477709
Publisher:	Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	05/28/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

David Tombs is a political theologian and is based in Belfast as lecturer in Reconciliation Studies for the Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Joseph Liechty is Plowshares Associate Professor of Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies at Goshen College, Indiana, USA.

Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction, David Tombs and Joseph Liechty. Part I Religious Resources for Reconciliation: The heart of the stranger, Marc Gopin; A theology of embrace for a world of exclusion, Miroslav Volf; Islam and reconciliation: a hermeneutical and sociological approach, David Herbert. Part II The Dynamics of Reconciliation and Christian Theology: 'Putting forgiveness in its place': the dynamics of reconciliation, Joseph Liechty; Reconciliation: an intrinsic element of justice, Ada María Isasi-Díaz; The theology of reconciliation and the recovery of memory project in Guatemala, David Tombs. Part III The Ongoing Challenges of Reconciliation: Towards inclusive remembrance after the 'Troubles': a philosophical perspective from within the South African Truth and Reconcilation Commission, Wilhelm Verwoerd; Between embrace and exclusion, Cecelia Clegg; Respecting boundaries and bonds: journeys of identity and beyond, Geraldine Smyth OP; Index.