The three articles in this issue of Chrism all explore different aspects of reconciliation. Beginning with the private and personal, the Revd Beatrice Brandon asks why it is no easy matter to forgive someone who has really hurt us, and sees the struggle to do so in the light of the Cross as part of our journey towards wholeness. Then switching to reconciliation in a wider setting, the Ven. Dr Michael Ipgrave tackles the big contemporary question of the relationship between Christians and Muslims. Finally, in an often forgotten part of the world, Mary Edgar, a Quaker working with the Alternative to Violence program in Uganda, describes her work with ex-combatants, who desperately need to be re-integrated into society.
Contents
Not in our Nature
How to forgive
Reconciling the Children of Abraham
Adrift and Dangerous
Information about the Guild
Meditations for Spring & Summer