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(Re)Building Bridges in and with Family and Community

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Forgiveness, acceptance and, in some cases, reconciliation are key to repairing relationships in both the context of family and community. This chapter expands on the discussion of forgiveness begun in Chaps. 13 and 14 with an examination of the concept of forgiveness in the psychological literature and various religions and extends the discussion to examine reconciliation and the reforging of relationships at the community level.

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