Redemption is basically cleaning ourselves up (especially spiritually) after sinful mistakes.
Atonement is correcting the wrongs and making up for those mistakes.
It is the belief of this author that there are different pathways to enlightenment and spiritual understanding. The hope is to develop positive connections and relationships.
One of Dumbledore's most powerful quotes about love is: "Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who ...