This is a short story about the importance of even implicit apology and forgiveness. This is a very short anecdote that illustrates that forgiveness does not always result in reconciliation. This is a short illustration of how priests can act as intermediaries in the apology, forgiveness, and reconciliation process. In this essay, the authors discuss the utility of apologies in conflict resolution. This article discusses South Africa's approach to transitional justice.
Unity can be achieved, it is asserted, only by bringing the truth about the past to light.
In this summary, Lederach explains the relationship between justice, truth, and mercy. In this article, Govier explores the notion of forgiveness with respect to attempts at reconciliation between victims and agents of Stasi spying in the former East Germany. This effort failed, largely due to the Stasis unwillingness to acknowledge any wrongdoing. This article discusses how the analysis of narratives can illustrate how people think about forgiveness. Religion and Reconciliation in Bosnia This short article discusses the importance of apology and forgiveness to reconciliation in Bosnia.