Shattered stories : healing and reconciliation in the South African context

Wielenga, Cori

dc.contributor.author	Wielenga, Cori
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-07T09:24:38Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-07T09:24:38Z
dc.date.issued	2013-07-30
dc.description.abstract	Sharing our stories has been described, by those in the field as well as by popular opinion, as a way to foster healing and reconciliation following violent conflict. This article argues that sharing stories is in itself not necessarily helpful. It is when our stories are shattered by the story of another that meaningful change can begin to take place and new stories can emerge. This idea will be explored in the South African context, with reference to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as well as current events. It will consider storytelling and reconciliation using John Lederach’s four-part model of justice, truth, mercy and peace.	en_US
dc.description.librarian	am2013	en_US
dc.description.librarian	gv2013
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dc.description.uri	http://www.ve.org.za	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Wielenga, C., 2013, 'Shattered stories: Healing and reconciliation in the South African context', Verbum et Ecclesia 34(1), Art. #747, 8 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ve.v34i1.747	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1609-9982 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2074-7705 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/ve.v34i1.747
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31913
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	OpenJournals Publishing	en_US
dc.rights	© 2013. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en_US
dc.subject	Reconciliation	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Storytelling -- Psychological aspects -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Narrative therapy -- South Africa	en
dc.title	Shattered stories : healing and reconciliation in the South African context	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US