Forgiveness and reconciliation in an inter-group context : East Timor's perspectives / / Félix Neto, Maria da Conceição Pinto and Etienne Mullet

• Autore: Neto Félix <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (99 p.)
• Disciplina: 959.87/03
• Soggetto topico: Peace-building - Timor-Leste; Reconciliation - Political aspects - Timor-Leste
• Altri autori: PintoMaria da Conceição MulletEtienne
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Granting forgiveness in an inter-group context -- Seeking forgiveness in an inter-group context -- Truth and reconciliation commissions.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book describes the Timorese people's extraordinary capacity to forgive as the most surprising thing author Felix Neto encountered there, something he had never seen elsewhere, despite having witnessed a wide variety of conflicts. Whether some special capacity to forgive is peculiar to the Timorese, their willingness to extend it to their former enemies is not only magnanimous but wise. The willingness to forgive is a precondition for reconciliation. Reconciliation, in turn, is a precondition for achieving peace. If the current and successive generations are to live in full freedom, respectful of others' rights, it has to begin with forgiveness.
• ISBN: 1-62100-254-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911153250903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Focus on civilizations and cultures.; Countries, regional studies, trading blocks, unions, world organizations.