Forgiveness: Breaking the Chain of Hate

"Describes a series of situations in which people are reconciled to some injustice and manage to come to a better understanding and, sometimes, to forgive . . .For anyone interested in the subject, I would highly recommend it."
--Rachel Billington, "Inside Time" in the National Newspaper for Prisoners
How could survivors of the Burma Road, the Siberian Gulag, or Nazi atrocities forgive those who harmed them? How can representatives of entire populations--Australian Aborigines, African Americans, and black South Africans--be reconciled with whites who exploited them? And how can the offenders find the grace to apologize?
Michael Henderson writes about dozens of remarkable people of many nations and faiths who have, by repentance and forgiveness, been able to break the chain of hate through repentance and forgiveness.

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Forgiveness, Breaking the Chain of Hate" focuses on the 'forgiveness movement' in which leaders of countries or organizations ask forgiveness from those that their countries have injured. An example is how survivors of the Siberian gulag or Nazi atrocities forgave those who hurt them or how representatives of entire populations such as the Australian Aborigines can be reconciled with whites who exploited them.

Author Michael Henderson answers why and how they forgave and writes about dozens of remarkable people in many nations who have been able to break the chain of hate. Repentance may seem old-fashioned, but in the eyes of Henderson, it may be ready for a comeback.

Michael Henderson is a journalist, broadcaster and author of nine books. He recently returned to his native England after 22 years in the USA.