The term re-humanizing you’re so right on, but it’s a very complicated process since the lack of civil discourse has been going on for so long. I totally agree that we need to live by the acronym THINK, But I think it is much more complicated than that, since Re-humanizing often requires processing deep messy emotions and Embedded Convictions.
it takes time, prayer, imagining how God views this person, rehearsing, and timing of how and when to risk engagement. Francis himself was successful developing relationship with timid birds and an angry wolf And don’t those and ourselves have fears and anger, and underneath anger they are hurts, fears, grief that requires Extreme caution, sensitivity and providential timing?