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EXPERIENCES OF RECONCILIATION IN THE COLOMBIAN PACIFIC REGION

Diverse Notions of Reconciliation Reconciliation is a process of transformation that can be conceived in several ways. One way is the restoration of a previous relationship between individuals or groups affected by the inadequate handling of conflict that led them

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WHEN TO TALK ABOUT RECONCILIATION? REFLECTIONS ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE

On an abstract level, most people accept conflicts as a part of life, and unavoidable. Conflicts take place in families, in relationships, at work, between organisations and businesses, and among States. Usually, situations of conflict are messy. The distinction between

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PEACE AND RECONCILIATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND

In August 1987, I started theology studies in Toronto, Canada. The troubles in Northern Ireland had been ongoing since October 1968. Canadians often asked me about these troubles. Would they lead toa full-scale civil war? Would they come to an

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STRIVING TOWARDS PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE

elations between Hindu and Muslim communities, on the one hand, and Hindu and Christian communities, on the other hand, have deteriorated sharply in the recent past in India. The conflict between these communities has resulted in frequent violence, mostly leading

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