Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict

Apology and Forgiveness
	Roy Lewicki talks about trust-building and the role of apology.
	Mark Amstutz, a professor at Wheaton College, assesses the possibility of forgiveness across different religious denominations.
	Mark Amstutz, a professor at Wheaton College, explains the motivation behind his book, The Healing of Nations, which explores the possibilities of forgiveness after a history of human rights abuses.
	Dennis Sandole explains that people sometimes hold onto the past because they haven't had a chance to grieve, nor have they received an apology. Rather they receive blame for causing the problem.
	Mark Amstutz, a professor at Wheaton College, describes the nature and importance of forgiveness after a history of human rights abuses.
	Julia Chaitin says listening to "the others'" stories can be difficult, but valuable.

This rough transcript provides a text alternative to audio. We apologize for occasional errors and unintelligible sections (which are marked with ???).

I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of nuclear destruction. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. -- Martin Luther King Jr.

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