Beyond politics as usual; is reconciliation compatible with liberalism? / Daniel Philpott -- The theological grounds for advocating forgiveness and reconciliation in the sociopolitical realm / Alan J. Torrance -- The place of forgiveness in the actions of the state / Nicholas Wolterstorff -- Interfaith perspectives on reconciliation / David B. Burrell -- The double demands of reconciliation: the case of unified Germany / A. James McAdams -- Restorative justice, political forgiveness, and the possibility of political reconciliation / Mark R. Amstutz -- Northern Ireland: a study of friendship, forgiveness, and reconciliation / Ronald A. Wells -- Conclusion: reconciliation and realism / R. Scott Appleby.