Forgiveness: Breaking the Chain of Hate (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

While many books on the market encourage readers to learn to forgive their enemies, this is the first that focuses on the "forgiveness movement" in which the leader of countries or other organizations ask forgiveness from those their countries have injured. Stories include the development of "National Sorry Day" in Australia regarding abuse of the Aboriginal people, the efforts of Nelson Mandela and others in South Africa to forgive the horrors of the past and focus on building a new country, and the apologies given by the United States to the Japanese interred in camps during World War II, one of whom states here that the apology was much more important than the reparitions. It is especially instructive to see how people can move past their anger and how forgiveness often serves as the catalyst for major change. A worthwhile addition to conflict resolution, political science, history, and sociology collections.
-Danna C. Bell-Russel, Library of Congress
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After the murder of my daughter, I was able to find peace and healing through forgiveness... it is so timely. -- Aba Gayle Blount, Catherine Blount Foundation

Excellent... the most amazing book on forgiveness I've read. It should be on every best sellers list. -- Val Scott, co-founder of Forgiveness First Initiative, Canada --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 188 pages
• Publisher: Bookpartners (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581510500
• ISBN-13: 978-1581510508
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,419,808 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forgiveness: Breaking the Chain of Hate, March 19, 2003

By	matthew c philbrook (vancouver, washington United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forgiveness: Breaking the Chain of Hate (Paperback)

In this time of imminent war and global frustration, nothing seems to be more poignant than the act of forgiving. In this book, the author tells stories about country-to-country forgiveness, religion-to-religion, etc. I believe if more people read this book and actually acted on what they read, we would be able to solve global and local issues with love and consideration, rather then act on anger impulses. If you are concerned with the way your world is reacting, you should purchase this book and use it in your daily works.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Forgiveness, Breaking the Chain of Hate, March 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Forgiveness: Breaking the Chain of Hate (Paperback)

I was inspired by Michael Henderson's FORGIVENESS, Breaking the Chain of Hate, the first time I read it early in the year of 2001. After the September 11th terrorist acts, this book seemed particularly poignant.
I was intrigued recently to find that there is a new updated version of the original book, with a new foreword by Gandhi's grandson. His observation of the timeliness and the importance of this work is keen. FORGIVENESS, Breaking the Chain of Hate is an inspired work.
Everyone should read this book to help cope with the aftermath of September 11th.