Many events during these early years of the 21st century have magnified the need for individuals and communities to understand the healing power of forgiveness.  Whether in the shadows of 9/11/01 in the United States, in the villages of Darfur, in an Amish school yard in Pennsylvania, on the campus of Virginia Tech, in the streets of an impoverished community, or in a bedroom; we become increasingly aware of our need to understand how forgiveness can improve the human condition.

How do we choose to forgive? How do we forgive? What are the effects of holding a grudge or seeking revenge? Can we find a way to balance our need for security with the potential to grant forgiveness? To balance our needs for justice with the redemptive healing potential of forgiveness?

This seminar provides the opportunity to participate in an interdisciplinary collaborative learning experience. Using email, members of the seminar group will explore the issues of forgiveness by reflecting on the presented material in light of their own experience and context. Through this process the group benefits by learning from one another as well as from the presentations.

More information coming soon.