I am not your enemy, stories to transform a divided world, Michael T. McRay
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Label
I am not your enemy, stories to transform a divided world, Michael T. McRay
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
I am not your enemy
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1111940998
Responsibility statement
Michael T. McRay
Sub title
stories to transform a divided world
Summary
"Are you my enemy? Am I yours? Violent stories surround us. Brutal beginnings, horror-filled middles, despair-inducing endings. We need better stories: stories forged in the furnace of conflict, narratives that kindle compassion and ignite hope. In the pages of I Am Not Your Enemy, writer Michael T. McRay visits divided regions of the world and interviews activists, peacebuilders, former combatants about their personal stories of conflict, justice, and reconciliation. In Israel and Palestine, Northern Ireland, and South Africa, he hears from grieving parents who partner together across enemy lines, a woman who meets her father's killer, and a man who uses theater to counter the oppression of his people, and many more. In a time of heightened alienation and fear, McRay offers true, sacred stories of reconciliation and justice, asking what they can teach us about our own divided states. Must violence be met with violence? Is my belonging complete only when I take away yours? Will more guns, more walls, more weapons keep us safe? We need stories that cultivate empathy and tell the truth. We need stories to save us from our fear"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Dialogue Is Not the Goal -- We Have No PTSD -- Something Is Wounded -- You May Not Kill in My Son's Name -- Fortunately, It Was Paradise -- Place of Lumpy Crossings -- I've Just Met the Enemy -- When Reconciliation Means Nothing -- Like a Poison -- Cracks of Hope