Truth and Reconciliation

“Through the example of leaders from the Canadian and South African Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, Thomas Malewitz illustrates that America can learn much from neighboring countries regarding a national response to historic racial injustices. Each chapter highlights a tenet of servant leadership to encourage skills of listening and creating dialogue for future change. This book offers a novel approach to discuss, explore, and create first steps to address deep-seated injustices in America.”


—Jerry Abramson, former director, White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (2014–17)





“Thomas Malewitz draws on a wide range of stories and voices to illuminate the challenging history of racial injustice in the United States and offers a compelling vision of servant-leadership that can forge new paths from past injustices toward future justice, peace, and unity. This book is rich in its analysis of history and Scripture and perceptive in its diagnosis of contemporary challenges. Truth and Reconciliation is an exciting new resource for anyone looking to understand our present challenges and to make progress toward a better future.”


—David Golemboski, associate professor of government and international affairs, Augustana University





“America was built on the ideology of individualism, which is in direct contrast to the collectivist ideologies of the first inhabitants of these lands. Thomas Malewitz shines a spotlight on this dichotomy, and he provides an in-depth examination of the cultural diaspora created for native communities when they are forced to adapt to the foreign ideologies of a conqueror. Beyond this, he provides a way forward by examining servant leadership and highlighting historical examples of ways to successfully shift the mindset of object-oriented societies to a more other-centered worldview. I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking ways to promote social justice.”


—Beatriz Pacheco, director of education, Pueblo of Sandia