Open AccessRepairing the Breach: The Power of Dialogue to Heal Relationships and Communities
Author(s) -
Robert R. Stains
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of deliberative democracy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2634-0488
DOI - 10.16997/jdd.185
Subject(s) - constructive , power (physics) , identity (music) , sociology , aesthetics , media studies , epistemology , computer science , art , philosophy , process (computing) , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
Dialogue can be a powerful force for healing communities and relationships broken by divisions of identity, values, religion and world-views. This article explores the reparative effects of dialogue and the elements that make them possible: re-authoring stories, communicating from the heart and witnessing others’ identities in constructive ways.
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