Difference, Violence, and Memory
In the face of violence and wrongdoing, remembering is a necessarily complex phenomenon. Violence, generated by difference, particularly across cultural boundaries, accentuates and reinforces otherness. The curing of such violence involves at least the embracing of others in their difference and the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2009
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Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2009, Volume: 74, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-12 |
| Further subjects: | B
Violence
B Memory B Reconciliation B Difference B Remembering |
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| Summary: | In the face of violence and wrongdoing, remembering is a necessarily complex phenomenon. Violence, generated by difference, particularly across cultural boundaries, accentuates and reinforces otherness. The curing of such violence involves at least the embracing of others in their difference and the realization that the self is in fact structured by the presence of others. In this the redemptive function of memory requires one not simply to remember, but (rather) to remember rightly! |
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| ISSN: | 1752-4989 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0021140008098840 |