1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990000257440403321

Autore

International symposium on air breathing engines : <3. ;  : 1976 ;  (Munich>)

Titolo

Proceedings 3rd International symposium on air breathing engines : Munich, Germany 7-12 march 1976 / edited by Dietmar K.Hennecke, Gert Winterfeld

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Koln : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V, 1976

Descrizione fisica

X, 955 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

Collana

DGLR ; 6

Locazione

DINAE

Collocazione

09 038-008

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910975415203321

Autore

Shriver Donald W.

Titolo

An ethic for enemies : forgiveness in politics / / Donald W. Shriver, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-773904-0

0-19-535328-5

0-585-28150-5

1-280-47126-3

0-19-802516-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

172

Soggetti

Christianity and politics

Forgiveness - Religious aspects - Christianity

Civil society

Political ethics

United States Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliography: p271-276. _ Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-276) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; A Complex and Multi-Dimensional Concept: Some Definitions; The Plan of the Book; 1. Revenge, the End of Politics, and Justice, the Beginning; 2. Forgiveness in Politics in Christian Tradition; 3. Political Ethics as Moral Memory; 4. Vengeance and Forbearance: Germans and Americans; 5. Enmity and Empathy: Japan and the United States; 6. Justice and Forgiveness: The Long Road to Equal Citizenship for African Americans; 7. Whither Forgiveness in American Politics?; Notes; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This study demonstrates how the concept of forgiveness is surprisingly relevant and important to political life. It uses examples from recent US history - international relations and civil rights - to show the importance of forgiveness in overcoming traditional hatreds that cripple society.