The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World

The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World

Can one forget atrocities? Should one forgive abusers? Ought we not hope for the final reconciliation of all the wronged and all wrongdoers alike, even if it means spending eternity with perpetrators of evil? We live in an age when it is generally accepted that past wrongs - genocides, terrorist attacks, bald personal injustices - should be constantly remembered. But Miroslav Volf here proposes the radical idea that letting go of such memories - after a certain point and under certain conditions - may actually be the appropriate course of action. While agreeing with the claim that to remember a wrongdoing is to struggle against it, Volf notes that there are too many ways to remember wrongly, perpetuating the evil committed rather than guarding against it. In this way, the just sword of memory often severs the very good it seeks to defend. He argues that remembering rightly has implications not only for the individual but also for the wrongdoer and for the larger community. Volfs personal stories of persecution offer a compelling backdrop for his search for theological resources to make memories a wellspring of healing rather than a source of deepening pain and animosity. Controversial, thoughtful, and incisively reasoned, The End of Memory begins a conversation hard to ignore.
Country USA
Brand Wm. B. Eerdmans
Manufacturer Eerdmans Pub Co
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780802829894
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EANs 9780802829894
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Wm. B. Eerdmans
Manufacturer	Eerdmans Pub Co
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780802829894
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780802829894
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World

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