In his Afterword to the volume, Greenspan’s central point is that “we live in ‘an age of testimony,’ but… we do not live in ‘an age of survivors,’” as much of the testimony from survivors of mass trauma has “excluded the persons of survivors themselves.” A goal should be to conduct oral history interviews by going beyond having the survivors only being “bearers of testimony,” but for the interview process to be collaborative and compassionate, and for the survivors themselves to be more fully recognized. Greenspan notes that there is a consensus on some key elements that should occur in the oral testimonial process: “1. Sustained acquaintance is essential ….; 2. Process is also product ….; 3. Contingency and mutability are real ….; 4. Collaborative projects require exquisite sensitivity and reflexivity….; 5. Expect the unexpected, and embrace it.” Greenspan concludes by noting that the stories are important in order for the survivors to retell their experiences, but even more important is for the survivors to more truly connect with non-survivors, to become “partners in a conversation.”