@article{adewale_conflict_2006, title = {Conflict Resolution in the Parable of the Prodigal Son as a Paradigm for Resolving Conflicts in Africa}, volume = {32}, issn = {0970-2288 N1 - Accession Number: {NTA}0000056027; Scripture Citation: Luke 15:11-32; Issued by {ATLA}: 20190715; Publication Type: article; Abstract Number: {NTA}51-2007-2-1028}, abstract = {There are three noticeable conflicts in the parable of the Prodigal Son in Lk 15:11-32: the younger son's request for his inheritance (v. 12), the younger son's squandering of his estate (v.13), and the older son's refusal to join the feast (vv. 25-28a). The way in which the two serious interpersonal conflicts are handled by the father in the parable provides a paradigm that the church can offer the world as a recipe for conflict resolution.--C.R.M. Abstract Number: {NTA}51-2007-2-1028}, pages = {135--153}, number = {2}, journaltitle = {Bible Bhashyam}, shortjournal = {Bible Bhashyam}, author = {Adewale, Olubiyi A.}, date = {2006}, keywords = {Gospels-Acts -- Luke.}, }