The As We Forgive

<p><em>Inspired by the award-winning film of the same name.</em></p><p>If you were told that a murderer was to be released into your neighborhood how would you feel? But what if it weren't only one but thousands? Could there be a common roadmap to reconciliation? Could there be a shared future after unthinkable evil?</p><p>If forgiveness is possible after the slaughter of nearly a million in a hundred days in Rwanda then today more than ever we owe it to humanity to explore how one country is addressing perceptual social-psychological and spiritual dimensions to achieve a more lasting peace. If forgiveness is possible after genocide then perhaps there is hope for the comparably smaller rifts that plague our relationships our communities and our nation.</p><p>Based on personal interviews and thorough research <em>As We Forgive</em> returns to the boundary lines of genocide's wounds and traces the route of reconciliation in the lives of Rwandans--victims widows orphans and perpetrators--whose past and future intersect. We find in these stories how suffering memory and identity set up roadblocks to forgiveness while mediation truth-telling restitution and interdependence create bridges to healing.</p><p><em>As We Forgive</em> explores the pain the mystery and the hope through seven compelling stories of those who have made this journey toward reconciliation. The result is a narrative that breathes with humanity and is as haunting as it is hopeful.</p>