The Healing of Nations: The Promise and Limits of Political Forgiveness

by Mark R. Amstutz

Book Overview

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 political ethics, especially when dealing with collective wrongdoing by political regimes. In the past, a retributive justice demanding prosecution and punishment of all past offenses has kept the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742535819
• ISBN13: 9780742535817
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"