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In this enlightening and insightful monograph, John B. Hatch
analyzes various public discourses that have attempted to address
the racialized legacy of slavery, from West Africa to the United
States, and in doing so, proposes a rhetorical theory of
reconciliation. Recognizing the impact both of religious traditions
and modern social values on the dialogue of reconciliation, Hatch
examines these influences in tandem with contemporary critical race
theory. Hatch explores the social-psychological and ethical
challenges of racial reconciliation in light of work by Mark
McPhail, Kenneth Burke, Paul Ricoeur, and others. He then develops
his own framework for understanding reconciliation_both as the
recovery of a coherent ethical grammar and as a process of
rhetorical interaction and hermeneutic reorientation through
apology, forgiveness, reparations, symbolic healing, and related
genres of reparative action. What emerges from this work is a
profound vision for the prospects of meaningful redress and
reconciliation in American race relations.
In North America, Africa, and across the globe, many societies are
deeply divided along racial, ethnic, political, or religious lines
as a result of violent/oppressive histories. Bridging such divides
requires symbolic action that transcends, reframes, redeems, and
repairs-often drawing upon resources of faith. Speaking to
Reconciliation showcases this tradition through speeches by Abraham
Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Elie Wiesel, Desmond Tutu, Barack
Obama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Ireland's
President Mary McAleese, and others. Some of these speeches set
forth principles or spiritual practices of reconciliation. Others
acknowledge injustice, make apologies for historical wrongs, call
for reparations, or commend the power of forgiveness. Speaking to
Reconciliation presents a conceptual framework for doing analysis
and critique of reconciliation discourse and applies this framework
in introductions to the speeches, offering readers a springboard
for further study and, potentially, inspiration to promote justice
and reconciliation in their own spheres.
In North America, Africa, and across the globe, many societies are
deeply divided along racial, ethnic, political, or religious lines
as a result of violent/oppressive histories. Bridging such divides
requires symbolic action that transcends, reframes, redeems, and
repairs-often drawing upon resources of faith. Speaking to
Reconciliation showcases this tradition through speeches by Abraham
Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., Elie Wiesel, Desmond Tutu, Barack
Obama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Ireland's
President Mary McAleese, and others. Some of these speeches set
forth principles or spiritual practices of reconciliation. Others
acknowledge injustice, make apologies for historical wrongs, call
for reparations, or commend the power of forgiveness. Speaking to
Reconciliation presents a conceptual framework for doing analysis
and critique of reconciliation discourse and applies this framework
in introductions to the speeches, offering readers a springboard
for further study and, potentially, inspiration to promote justice
and reconciliation in their own spheres.
In this enlightening and insightful monograph, John B. Hatch
analyzes various public discourses that have attempted to address
the racialized legacy of slavery, from West Africa to the United
States, and in doing so, proposes a rhetorical theory of
reconciliation. Recognizing the impact both of religious traditions
and modern social values on the dialogue of reconciliation, Hatch
examines these influences in tandem with contemporary critical race
theory. Hatch explores the social-psychological and ethical
challenges of racial reconciliation in light of work by Mark
McPhail, Kenneth Burke, Paul Ricoeur, and others. He then develops
his own framework for understanding reconciliation-both as the
recovery of a coherent ethical grammar and as a process of
rhetorical interaction and hermeneutic reorientation through
apology, forgiveness, reparations, symbolic healing, and related
genres of reparative action. What emerges from this work is a
profound vision for the prospects of meaningful redress and
reconciliation in American race relations.
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