erinnerung versöhnung psychology forgiveness

books:

Critical Psychology in Africa (Critical Psychology)

Lawrence & Wishart Ltd, 2006

Narrating our Healing: Perspectives on Working through Trauma
Chris N van der Merwe and Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela

Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008

In the 1990s, South Africa surprised the world with a peaceful, negotiated transition from armed conflict to an inclusive democracy. This was followed by the ground-breaking Truth and Reconciliation Commission, established to confront and work through a troubled past. The search for truth and reconciliation in South Africa, however, is far from completed; the country is in many ways still burdened by unresolved individual and collective traumas. ...

A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Story of Forgiveness

7 reviews
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela

Houghton Mifflin, 2003

we could all learn ....
It's a pity more of our current political leaders aren't reading books such as this one. Forgiveness, open hearts, the space to grow - how can this be anything but good? I heard Gobodo-Madikizela on NPR, inspiring me to read her book. It's amazing. I'd recommend it highly.

A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts the Legacy of Apartheid

2 reviews
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela

Mariner Books, 2004

A Profound Reflection on our capacity for Reconciation
Pumla Gobodo-Madikezela reflects on central human issues such as the nature of individual and social evil, the possibility of social reconciliation, the individual's ability to move from participation in violent evil to remorse, and the capacity to meet one another with forgiveness. As urgent at these issues are, her narrative makes compelling reading -- both her accounts of her face-to-face ...