Mercy, Compassion, and Forgiveness

Paul Gallagher

American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2009, vol. 68, issue 1, pages 231-252

Abstract: Violence came to define the twentieth century. We live in fear that an even more extreme violence will characterize the twenty-first century. The city of Hiroshima was the victim of the greatest single stroke of violence in the history of humanity. Yet it managed to arise, Phoenix-like, as a city devoted to peace in the aftermath of nuclear horror. How was this extraordinary forgiveness possible? Is it possible that it was born out of a compassion for the victims of nuclear holocaust that extended beyond its immediate borders? Copyright © 2009 American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Inc..

Date: 2009

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