Reconciliation is one of the few terms having widespread usage in the American lexicon, after originating in the biblical canon. Although popularly used to denote parties giving up their enmity and finding commonality, reconciliation’s meaning is much deeper. In the succeeding f…
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Problem: Due to long-standing religious, racial, and cultural tensions, a complex and challenging relationship exists between Jews and Christians. The resulting breach isolates and separates these two faith groups from each other. Consequently, they struggle to interact and enga…
This dissertation examines the meaning and significance of propitiation in the Old Testament narrative literature. The following problems are addressed. (1) Propitiation is often considered a pagan concept inappropriate to the God or religion of the Old Testament. (2) Discussion…
This project developed a model of forgiveness and reconciliation that brought healing to attendees at Lebanon First Assembly of God, Lebanon, Missouri, who had been wrongfully hurt. The model consists of the processes of offering forgiveness, seeking forgiveness, and reconciliat…
Exilic Cubans, as a people, are not "saved," a fact made evident by our hostility toward Resident Cubans, a hostility they share with us. Salvation is understood in this dissertation as reconciliation, both with the Deity and with each other. Reconciliation can take place only w…
In the pluralistic environment of the United States Navy, a new neighbor, Islam, has appeared within the community--a faith group that had traditionally been on the periphery of the military society as a silent unobtrusive member. In the past, the number of Muslims in the United…
Rhetoric's suasory ability to counter violence and promote peace has inspired many rhetoric scholars. However, their disciplinary investment continues to be exclusively focused on western and Judeo-Christian conciliation traditions. This narrow focus mandates research on rhetori…
This dissertation seeks to contribute to both the theory and practice of reconciliation by offering a theoretical framework for reconciliation that can be used by scholars to test the effects of various interventions designed to promote reconciliation, and by implementing the fi…
Torture is the most widespread human rights crime in the modern world, practiced in more than one hundred countries, including the United States. How could something so brutal, almost unthinkable, be so prevalent? The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary is designed to…
'Racial Reconciliation and the Healing of a Nation' is a collection of works that invites readers to think beyond law and rights and to examine the social, political, cultural, and psychological factors that fuel racial antagonism as well as other factors that might facilitate r…
The work at hand for bridging the racial divide in the United States From Baltimore and Ferguson to Flint and Charleston, the dream of a post-racial era in America has run up against the continuing reality of racial antagonism. Current debates about affirmative action, multicult…
The work at hand for bridging the racial divide in the United States From Baltimore and Ferguson to Flint and Charleston, the dream of a post-racial era in America has run up against the continuing reality of racial antagonism. Current debates about affirmative action, multicult…
The work at hand for bridging the racial divide in the United States From Baltimore and Ferguson to Flint and Charleston, the dream of a post-racial era in America has run up against the continuing reality of racial antagonism. Current debates about affirmative action, multicult…
The work at hand for bridging the racial divide in the United States From Baltimore and Ferguson to Flint and Charleston, the dream of a post-racial era in America has run up against the continuing reality of racial antagonism. Current debates about affirmative action, multicult…
"The objective of this book is to develop an understanding of the mechanisms for constructing--or eroding--the legitimacy of newly created governments in post-conflict peacebuilding environments"--