The Healing of Nations The Promise and Limits

How does one forgive an international political transgression as deep as genocide or apartheid? Forgiveness is often conceived of as an element of personal morality, and even at that it is difficult. This book argues that it is also an essential part of p

Mark R. Amstutz is professor of political science at Wheaton College in Illinois.

Preface

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Introduction

1

(16)

Confronting Human Rights Abuses: Approaches to Transitional Justice

17

(24)

The Nature and Purpose of Forgiveness

41

(25)

The Possibility and Promise of Political Forgiveness

66

(25)

Justice, Reconciliation, and Political Forgiveness

91

(23)

Retributive Justice and the Limits of Forgiveness in Argentina

114

(25)

The Quest for Reconciliation through Truth Telling in Chile

139

(25)

Intractable Politics without Truth or Forgiveness: The Case of Northern Ireland

164

(23)

The Promise of Reconciliation through Truth and Some Forgiveness in South Africa

187

(24)

Conclusion: Toward a Theory of Political Forgiveness

211

(23)

Notes

234

(33)

Index

267

(16)

About the Author

283

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The Healing of Nations The Promise and Limits of Political Forgiveness

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