An Assessment of Contemporary Models of Forgiveness

«Célestin Musekura had just begun doctoral studies in Dallas when he learned that many of his own family members had been killed in a wave of genocide reprisals back home in Rwanda. Revenge would have been understandable, but he said, ‘I have preached forgiveness, and now it is my turn to practice it. To my family I say, I will pray for those who brutally murdered you, and I will care for their children’. It should come as no surprise that Célestin’s understanding of forgiveness, well expressed in these pages, is restoring communities throughout sub-Saharan Africa. He knows and practices that of which he speaks. This book sets a course for realistic, collective transformation.» (Robert A. Pyne, Th.D., Director, Peace and Justice Center, St. Norbert College)