Ralf K. Wuestenberg is Director of the Institute for Protestant Theology and Visiting Professor for Systematic Theology/Christian Ethics at Freie Universitaet Berlin.
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David F. Ford --University of Cambridge "Ralf Wuestenberg combines perceptive Christian theology with realistic politics grounded in the South African and German experiences, exploring some of the toughest issues of our time. The result is a rich treatment of guilt and reconciliation in the public sphere with many implications for transformative practice in diverse situations." Jean Bethke Elshtain -- University of Chicago; author of Sovereignty: God, State, and Self "In this provocative work Ralf Wuestenberg takes up the transition to democracy in South Africa and East Germany in order to explore the theological dimensions of the political use and misuse of the language of reconciliation and forgiveness. Wuestenberg understands that the connections between theology and politics are complex and contested. He counters simplistic advocacy and polemical one-sidedness. The reader encounters many riches in this challenging book."