In Psychology of Forgiveness, the authors lamented, “… one might point to the fact that the 20th century has been the bloodiest and probably the most unforgiving century in human history, perhaps leading people to conclude that forgiveness constituted little more than a nice sentiment.” (McCullough, Pargament, Thoresen, 2000).

Unfortunately, the 21st century is not starting too well either. We have had significant conflicts since 2000, including but not limited to the War on Terror (2001 to the present), the Iraq War (2003-2011), the Syrian Civil War (2011-Present), the Yemeni Civil War (2014-Present), Russia-Georgian War (2008), the Libyan Civil Wars (2011, 2014-2020), the Ukraine-Russia Conflict (2014, 2022-Present), the ongoing Israel-Palestine Conflicts (2008-2009, 2014, 2023-Present), and the Ethiopian Civil War (2020-2022). ...