Category - forgiveness

Forgiveness and change in Uganda

Fredrick Nzwili — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:06:29 +0000

Gulu in northern Uganda looks as peaceful as any small African town, writes Fredrick Nzwili. However, its inhabitants now have to come to terms with the terrible crimes that were committed here during 22 years of civil war.

Truth Discovery in Divided Societies

Jordan Tchilingirian — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:20:16 +0000

Start: 02/02/2008 - 10:00

A conference organised and held by St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation

Forgiveness and suffering for beliefs is a sign of hope, says Pope

staff writers — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:07:13 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI has declared in one of his key Christmas messages that believers facing persecution, torture and death in some parts of the world and those who die forgiving their killers are a sign of hope and faith for humanity.

How forgiveness can transcend violent tragedy

associate writer — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:51:54 +0000

Following the 2 October 2006 shooting that killed five Amish girls and wounded five others in the USA, three investigators (Dr Donald B. Kraybill, Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania, Dr Steven M. Nolt, Goshen College, Indiana, and Dr David Weaver-Zercher, Messiah College, Pennsylvania) explored why and how the Amish expressed forgiveness in the wake of the shooting. The research methods involved face-to-face interviews with Amish people to probe their practice of forgiveness. In addition the researchers pursued Amish writings on forgiveness as well as historical examples when Amish people forgave those who wronged them. The investigators also reviewed hundreds of media stories and editorials on Amish forgiveness at Nickel Mines. Finally, the investigation compared Amish practices of forgiveness with broader studies of forgiveness in American society. The research was conducted from 1 November 2006 through to 1 April 2007. The results are summarised below and have been released in the new book Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy (Jossey-Bass, 2007) - available from the Ekklesia online bookshop.

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Ugandan rebel group seeks forgiveness for its crimes

staff writers — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:47:57 +0000

A Ugandan rebel group which has committed appalling human rights abuses over the years and has been implicated in cult-like religion has said it realises it was wrong and wishes to seek forgiveness from its many victims.

Tutu says forgive, don't retaliate, on 9/11 anniversary

Episcopal News Service — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:06:50 +0000

On the sixth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorists attacks, Desmond M. Tutu, Anglican Archbishop emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa delivered a message of forgiveness to those gathered at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd on the campus of General Theological Seminary (GTS) in New York City.

Controversy over 'Jesus loves Osama' billboards

staff writers — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Churches in Australia are at the centre of controversy for erecting signs declaring that "Jesus Loves Osama".

Forgiveness not revenge for Iraq, say former peace hostages

staff writers — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

The three Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) workers held hostage in Iraq at the end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006 have said that they are not in a position to decide whether to testify in criminal proceedings against their alleged captors ‚Ä' but have stressed that they are committed to the path of forgiveness as the only way forward for themselves and for all dragged into the mire of violence and injustice.

Former Iraq hostages to issue statement as alleged captors face death penalty

staff writers — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:00:00 +0000

Former Iraq hostages, James Loney and Harmeet Singh Sooden, will arrive in the UK this week to be reunited with fellow captive Norman Kember, and issue a statement concerning their alleged captors who may face the death penalty.

The Role of Forgiveness - Jeremy Vine Show BBC Radio 2, 6th April 2006

Press Office — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:43:38 +0000

Jonathan Bartley debates the role of forgiveness, who should forgive, when and why?