NO ENEMY TO CONQUER: FORGIVENESS IN AN UNFORGIVING WORLD By Michael Henderson Reviewed by Geoffrey W. Sutton The foreword by The Dalai Lama exemplifies Henderson’s approach to the topic of forgiveness. The work is not an academic treatise but a collection of narratives, amassed as “dramatic evidence validating the power of forgiveness and personal reconciliation to affect national life.” A Nigerian Pentecostal pastor and an Imam transition from enemy combatants to allies via forgiveness. Hotspot stories from Northern Ireland and South Africa illustrate the power of reconciliation. Indians and Rwandans graduate from victimization to empowerment. British and Japanese warriors take responsibility to engender new relations. Following an illustration of a safe place, the Swiss project at Caux, the importance of listening and apologizing concludes this ...
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