Remembering Guilt as a Social Project: Some Reflections on the Challenge of Working through the Past

In light of the atrocities of National Socialism, the challenge of working through the past has become a crucial issue. The end of Communism has reinforced the urgency of this challenge. Coming to terms with an ethically problematic past takes place at several levels (jurisdictional/legal, political...

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Main Author: Beintker, Michael 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2011
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 210-231
Further subjects:B Forgiveness
B Tribunal
B recognition of guilt
B Auschwitz
B History
B Remembering
B working through the past
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