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Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, but she found solace in her community, her family, and her faith, as well as in herself. After escaping to freedom, she became an impassioned speaker in support of both abolition and women's rights. She was guided by her faith to help those who most needed it. Today, she's recognized as an inspiring orator, activist, and suffragist. This biography explores Truth's life and legacy, presenting details in a way young readers can understand, appreciate, and remember.

Sojourner Truth is best known for her famous speech at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in 1851 in which she asked, "Ain't I a woman?" Born into slavery in 1797, she escaped to freedom with her baby daughter by 1826. But freedom held hardships for Truth, too. Despite all odds, this extraordinary woman fought for rights for both blacks and women as well as other disenfranchised populations. This in-depth account of the fascinating life of the abolitionist is a must-read in any social studies collection

South Africa's truth and reconciliation process is perhaps the best-known example of an institutionalized attempt to build a more democratic future by confronting human rights atrocities from the past. Yet the South African case is often quite misunderstood, with many misconceptions widely accepted and asserted. This article addresses five facts about the South African experience. Using data from a large national survey of ordinary people, it demonstrates both that the truth and reconciliation process is viewed as effective by most people and that in fact systematic evidence indicates that the process achieved several of its primary goals. From the South African case we learn that, despite their various shortcomings and compromises, truth processes can attain legitimacy among ordinary people in transitional systems and that they can contribute to societal reconciliation.

This provocative book explores the ideology of truth and deception in China, offering a nuanced perspective on social interaction in different cultural settings. Drawing on decades of fieldwork in China, Susan Blum examines rules, expectations, and beliefs regarding lying and honesty. She argues that public lying is evaluated within Chinese society by culturally specific moral values. Chinese, for example, might emphasize the consequences of speech, Americans the absolute truthfulness. But many Americans also excel in manipulation of language, yet find a simultaneous moral absolutism opposed t

"The truth commission is an increasingly common fixture of newly democratic states with repressive or strife-ridden pasts. From South Africa to Haiti, truth commissions are at work with varying degrees of support and success. To many, they are the best--or only--way to achieve a full accounting of crimes committed against fellow citizens and to prevent future conflict. Others question whether a restorative justice that sets the guilty free, that cleanses society by words alone, can deter future abuses and allow victims and their families to heal. Here, leading philosophers, lawyers, social scientists, and activists representing several perspectives look at the process of truth commissioning in general and in post-apartheid South Africa. They ask whether the truth commission, as a method of seeking justice after conflict, is fair, moral, and effective in bringing about reconciliation. The authors weigh the virtues and failings of truth commissions, especially the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, in their attempt to provide restorative rather than retributive justice. They examine, among other issues, the use of reparations as social policy and the granting of amnesty in exchange for testimony. Most of the contributors praise South Africa's decision to trade due process for the kinds of truth that permit closure. But they are skeptical that such revelations produce reconciliation, particularly in societies that remain divided after a compromise peace with no single victor, as in El Salvador. Ultimately, though, they find the truth commission to be a worthy if imperfect instrument for societies seeking to say "never again" with confidence. At a time when truth commissions have been proposed for Bosnia, Kosovo, Cyprus, East Timor, Cambodia, Nigeria, Palestine, and elsewhere, the authors' conclusion that restorative justice provides positive gains could not be more important."--JSTOR website (viewed May 26, 2017).

Gospel Truth -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES AND TABLES -- Figures -- Tables -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- 1. INTRODUCTION: NEW ATHEISM AND GOSPEL TRUTH -- Rise of 'New' Atheism -- Influence of 'New' Atheism -- Their strategy -- Scientists who are Christian -- Atheists and gospel truth -- History, the Gospels and God -- 2. GOSPEL TRUTH AND THE BIG PICTURE -- The New Atheists' attack on gospel truth -- Dating the New Testament -- Mission literature -- New Testament history: from Bethlehem to Patmos -- A mission movement focused on Christ -- Conclusion -- 3. HOSTILE WITNESSES TO JESUS -- Josephus -- Tacitus -- Pliny the Younger -- Conclusion -- 4. THE IMMEDIATE IMPACT OF JESUS -- Incidental evidence from two early letters -- Galatians -- 1 Corinthians -- A catechism -- Words of knowledge -- Conclusion -- 5. GOSPEL TRUTH AND WORLD HISTORY -- The historical setting of Matthew, Mark and John -- Linkages in Luke-Acts -- The problem passages -- The main problem passage: Luke 2:2 -- The second problem passage: Acts 5:35-39 -- Problems in perspective -- Events and people contemporary with Luke -- The trivia of Acts -- The verdicts of ancient historians on Luke -- 6. ARCHAEOLOGY AND ARTEFACTS -- Jesus in Galilee -- Jesus in Samaria -- Jesus in the far north -- Jesus in Jerusalem -- The early church in Jerusalem -- Caesarea Maritima -- Cyprus and Antioch in Pisidia -- Other cities of Paul and John -- Paul's final visit to Jerusalem -- Conclusion -- 7. GOSPEL TRUTH AND CONTRADICTIONS -- Reality check -- 'Contradictions' from silence: Mark and John -- 'Contradictions' from silence: Josephus and Philo -- The global agreement of Mark and John -- 'Contradictions' of fact: Mark and John -- The clearing of the temple -- The Last Supper -- Mark and John -- Contradictions: between historians -- Gospels and historical integrity -- Gospels as historically reliable biographies