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Perspectives
CNN’s ‘Redemption Project’
What is Restorative Justice? “Restorative justice seeks to heal the harm caused by crime. Instead of focusing on retribution, it focuses on rehabilitation. At…
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Movies, Entertainment and Music
CNN’s Redemption Project: Could you forgive your loved-one’s killer?
When someone offends you, do you get even? Ignore? Seek to reconcile? Suppose their offense were killing your loved one…
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Perspectives
The enduring power of ‘A Christmas Carol’ | A story of hope and redemption
One hundred and seventy-four years ago, a British writer was horrified at the conditions under which children were made to…
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No sin, no forgiveness either | The strange persistence of guilt
So, traditional morality is out, and freedom of everything is in. Then why does everybody feel so guilty? In 1966,…
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Perspectives
Unashamed outsider: Lecrae
Is this “the year of black memoir?” Imani Perry, professor of African American studies at Princeton, thinks so, and she…
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Culture
Captive movie: gripping Atlanta hostage drama
You’re a twenty-something single mom, a recovering drug addict. At 2:00 a.m., you’re exhausted from moving into your new apartment.…
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Perspectives
Exiles, yes — but engaged exiles
As if we needed any reminder that things aren’t looking up here in the good old US of A, the…
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Perspectives
Restoring all things: Participating in God’s great plan
God’s redemptive plan involves individuals like you and me. That’s great news, but there’s even more to it. Too often…
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