Versöhnung

Theorie und Empirie

Contributions by Jürgen Rüttgers Contributions by Peter Geiss Contributions by Michael Rohrschneider Contributions by Takemitsu Morikawa Contributions by Francesco Ferrari Contributions by Mirjam Erdinc Contributions by Hüseyin I. Cicek Contributions by Moshe Zimmermann Contributions by Mathias Schmoeckel Contributions by Winfried Schmitz Contributions by Esther Meininghaus Contributions by Esther Gardei Contributions by Hans-Georg Soeffner Contributions by Michael Schulz Contributions by Ishayahu Landa Edited by Esther Gardei Edited by Michael Schulz Edited by Hans-Georg Soeffner

Book cover: Versöhnung

Extent: 334 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Philosophy, Social Sciences 

Series: Interdisziplinare Versohnungsforschung/Interdisciplinary Reconciliation Studies

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(June 2023)

ISBN: 9783847115885

6.34 x 9.33 inches

Price: $74.00

In stock

Covid-19, Klimawandel, Populismus oder Digitalisierung und zuletzt der Ukraine-Krieg machten die Frage nach der Moglichkeit und Unmoglichkeit von Versohnung zu einem der relevantesten Themen unserer Zeit.


Covid-19, climate change, populism or digitalization and most recently the Ukraine war made the question of the possibility and impossibility of reconciliation one of the most relevant topics of our time.The book deals with the outstanding social significance of reconciliation from an interdisciplinary perspective. The researchers compare and discuss the understanding of reconciliation in theology, philosophy, law and social sciences, in history and art history. In addition, reconciliation processes and also the limits of reconciliation are examined on the basis of case studies. The contributions aim at answering the following questions: Which conceptual equivalents are used in other cultures and religions instead of the Christian or the secularized, political, ‘Western’ concept of reconciliation? How, when and why is ‘reconciliation’ – after a ceasefire or a first public commitment to peace – achieved in different cultures? What is the ‘added value’ of reconciliation over a peace agreement? Can lasting reconciliation occur at the end of conflict transformation processes? The questions will be discussed in the series against the background of the tension between reconciliation and irreconcilability.

  • Contributions by Jürgen Rüttgers
  • Contributions by Peter Geiss
  • Contributions by Michael Rohrschneider
  • Contributions by Takemitsu Morikawa
  • Contributions by Francesco Ferrari
  • Contributions by Mirjam Erdinc
  • Contributions by Hüseyin I. Cicek
  • Contributions by Moshe Zimmermann
  • Contributions by Mathias Schmoeckel
  • Contributions by Winfried Schmitz
  • Contributions by Esther Meininghaus
  • Contributions by Esther Gardei
  • Contributions by Hans-Georg Soeffner
  • Contributions by Michael Schulz
  • Contributions by Ishayahu Landa
  • Edited by Esther Gardei
  • Edited by Michael Schulz
  • Edited by Hans-Georg Soeffner