Early on we explore how notions of love, charity and forgiveness fundamentally changed the Western ideas of morality. A question for medieval theologians and, it turns out, also for young people navigating the complexities of contemporary culture and politics. After collecting students’ responses to the forgiveness question, I asked them what kinds of issues they expected to come up most often. We talked in class about the conflicts that occur sometimes between justice and forgiveness. They just needed, as we all do, safe-enough spaces to work through the complexities of reconciliation — and of forgiveness.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 21, 2021 10:32 UTC