Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: a ressourcement of reconciliation: mining the Catholic tradition for social visions of peace, justice, and healing / J.J. Carney and Laurie Johnston -- A Pauline foundation for social reconciliation / Thomas D. Stegman, SJ -- Reconciliation with material creation: lessons from the second century / John O'Keefe -- Caritas, correction, communion: Cyprian of Carthage on the readmission of the lapsed / Scott D. Moringiello -- Early monastic practices of strategic speech and selective silence to limit violence / Zachary B. Smith -- The medieval Peace of God movement / J.J. Carney -- Encountering Islam: medieval Christian perspectives from the Cordoban martrys to Juan of Segovia / Laurie Johnston -- Conversion of memory and hope for peace: the peacemaking homilies of St. Bernardino of Siena, 1427 / Kristin M. Haas -- Three lessons from Saint Alphonsus Liguori's analysis of restitution / Julia A. Fleming -- The sacrament of anointing during Northern Ireland's Troubles / John Kiess -- Healing the breaches: the church's praxis of solidarity through social networks in southern Peru in the context of political violence, 1980-1992 / Stephen P. Judd, MM -- Do you see this woman?: white privilege and the politics of mass incarceration / William O'Neill, SJ -- Lutheran and Catholic hopes for eucharistic sharing: opportunities and obstacles / H. Ashley Hall -- Memoria passionis as social reconciliation in eastern Africa: remembering the future at Maison Shalom / Emmanuel M. Katongole -- The surprise of forgiveness in modern Catholic teaching and practice / Daniel Philpott -- Conclusion: social reconciliation in the Catholic tradition: ressourcement for a fuller expression of Catholic social teaching / Robert Schreiter, CPPS.

"An examination of the contribution that could be made by the Catholic historical tradition to Christian social reconciliation, written with the hope of fruitful Christian peacebuilding"-- Provided by publisher.