In the Book of Genesis, the motif of restoration is developed progressively and is an integrative part of its theological message. After the Garden narrative (Genesis 2-3), the author unveils the initial steps of God’s restoration of humanity and creation, which will culminate u…
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the forgiveness experience by examining first-person accounts of those who had forgiven. The research question was “what was the experience of those who have granted forgiveness to others?” Generic qualitative inquiry was used to inve…
This thesis focuses on the current situation in the ethnically divided society in Vukovar – the town that suffered heavy destruction during the civil war in the 1990’s. Specific focus will be applied on everyday practices ordinary citizens implement and engage in making a politi…
This research is an ethnographic study of relationships and interactions between campesino communities and the state during the escalation of the armed conflict and the ongoing 'post-conflict' transition in the mountain zone of Montes de María, Colombia. This study contributes t…
In the discourse of mission as reconciliation, in spite of existing consensus about God as the author of reconciliation, and the inseparableness of the dimensions of reconciliation, there is a disagreement on the issue of to what extent the vertical dimension of reconciliation s…
The honour of the Crown in Canadian Aboriginal jurisprudence has taken on a prominent role in interpreting s.35 of the Constitution Act 1982, cited as grounding, at a minimum, Crown responsibilities to consult and accommodate. Yet what is not often discussed is the over 800 year…
This research study is an investigation into how children in public elementary schools are educated through social studies curricula into ways of understanding themselves and their relationships to the nation-state, the land, and people with whom they share the land. The questio…
In 2011, The Core French curriculum for Levels 1 through 5 were renewed; and Levels 6 through 9 were renewed in 2012. In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Committee of Canada released 94 Calls to Action to address the legacy residential schools left on Canadian Indigenous peopl…
My dissertation links the arc of war crimes justice with the arc of reconciliation in Franco-German relations from 1944 to 1963. I argue that France initially created a retributive justice which aggressively targeted crimes committed by the German occupant from 1940 to 1944. By …
This dissertation is a response to today’s critical moment in history, wherein the unleashing of greenhouse gases has led to global warming that threatens the future of humanity and all of life. Human choices will either further break or repair Earth, and our awareness of, and c…
This study is a contribution to the growing literature on the subject of the role of education in national reconstruction and reconciliation in countries that have experienced conflict and severe dislocation. It takes as its focus the case of Zimbabwe during the period 1980-2010…
This dissertation examines elements which are particular to the Turkish society and Turkish social dynamics that impact the experience of forgiveness and reconciliation, emphasizing those used to attain forgiveness by the Turkish church. It also formulates a plan that aims at es…
Background, aim and objectives: Evaluating quality of care is essential when redesigning or improving practice. Medicines reconciliation (MR) on hospital admission is now policy in the UK. It is the process of obtaining an up-to-date and accurate medication list and documenting …
The purpose of this thesis is to defend Athenian democracy against a long-established suspicion that the Athenian government, with its radical form of popular participation, was not only incompetent but also dangerous. There are two serious misunderstandings in this traditional …
Sangin District, in Helmand Province, was once described by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates as “the most dangerous not only in Afghanistan but maybe the whole world.” Nevertheless, Afghan Government officials received a written offer of peace from the principal local grouping …
Research on the role sport might or can play in a post-conflict environment has tended to focus upon sport’s ability to deliver wider development objectives through that known as Sport-for-Development and Peace (SDP) interventions. Such programmes are somewhat notorious for over…
This study explores and critically examines the role of indigenous mechanisms (the Inter-Tribal Reconciliation Conferences-ITRCs) in resolving tribal conflicts in South Darfur State of Western Sudan. The fundamental question raised by this study is: have these reconciliation con…
Justice and reconciliation are both highly complex concepts that are often described as incompatible alternatives in the aftermath of violent conflicts, despite the fact that both are fundamental to peacebuilding in societies divided by the legacies of political violence, oppres…
Whenever two or three are gathered together, the possibility of conflict is present. Conflict is inevitable, but how it is handled determines whether it leads to healthy relationships or destructive affiliations. This dissertation addresses whether preaching and teaching equip t…