Practicing reconciliation in a violent world

How do we practice reconciliation in a world full of violence? How do we love someone at work who seems hell-bent on sabotaging a successful career? And how do religious people resolve differences when religious interpretations seem to lead to righteous indignation rather than reconciliation? We pr...

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Main Author: Battle, Michael 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Morehouse Publications 2005
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