A Foreword by John Paul Lederach     11
Author’s Preface      13
Acknowledgments     17
Introduction     19

1 Discovering Forgiveness   •  25

Understanding Forgiveness
The Power of Metaphor
Forgiveness is Like
A Tentative Conclusion

2 Pathways of Forgiveness   •  38

Many Paths
Beyond Injury
Withdrawal and Reflection
Stuck Along the Path
Extending Grace

3 The Power of Forgiveness   •  51

The Power of Apology
The Structure of Apologies
Negotiations
The Dynamics of Power
Beyond Apology

4 The Justice of Forgiveness   •  68

Conditional and Unconditional
Justice and Memory
Forgive and Forget?
Remember
Beyond Memory
Non-remembering
Freedom from Memory’s Hold

5 The Practice of Forgiveness   •  84

A Peacemaking Practice
Practising the Practice of Forgiveness
The Doing and Being of Forgiveness
Beyond Practise: The Art of Forgiveness
On Confusion

6 Beyond Forgiveness   •  97

The Problems of Forgiveness
Simple and Complex
Conclusion

Notes     111
The Author     122