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Book Review: The Healing of Nations: The Promise and Limits of Political Forgiveness

Strong, Gregory
June 4, 2015

Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online April 2006 Edition.

Mark Amstutz argues that forgiveness, when rooted in restorative justice, is not confined to personal morality but can promote healing and renewal in social and political life, thereby fostering a more just, humane, and stable political order.

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