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The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict 41 reviews
Ken Sande
Baker Books, 2004
Bible-Saturated Approach to Conflict Resolution
+ Life-changing!
+ Great book, great reference
+ Peacemakers
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The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Newly Expanded Paperback Edition) 40 reviews
Simon Wiesenthal
Schocken, 1998
The Sunflower, Pain and Forgiveness, Past and Present
+ Showing Dignity during a horrific situation
+ Required Reading For All Humans
+ Is forgiveness possible when God takes a leave?
+ Great
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Railway Man18 reviews
Eric Lomax
Ballantine Books, 1996
poignant today as mukasey is approved
+ "Waterboarding" in WWII
+ Best read regarding forgiveness
+ Powerful story of torture, pain and mental anquish washed clean by forgiveness
+ Deeply moving
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The Happening - Nickel Mines School Tragedy 3 reviews
Harvey Yoder
TGS International, 2007
A must read on forgiveness
+ A friends opinion
This book helped me understand the forgiveness the Amish gave after the Nickel Mine School tragedy. The book did not focus on the tragedy, but on the people involved in the tragedy including the Amish girls, their families, firefighter, EMTs, and English neighbors. The book is an emotional journey ...
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Forgiveness: A Legacy of the West Nickel Mines Amish School 4 reviews
John L. Ruth
Herald Pr, 2007
We need more forgiveness
+ Forgiveness A Legacy of the West Nickel Mines Amish
+ Reviewed by Ashley Merrill
John Ruth begins with the Amish community's tremendous act of forgiveness for the man and his family who killed and wounded their children. Then he explores the roots of such love in their community life and theological outlook and their faithfulness to the bible and especially the sermon on the ...
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The Lost Art of Forgiving: Stories of Healing from the Cancer of Bitterness
Plough Publishing House, 1998
Prepared for British market, The Lost Art of Forgiving has sold so well overseas that Plough is now offering it to American bookstores. Based on Seventy Times Seven, this edition includes most of the same stories and anecdotes, though concepts unfamiliar to non-religious readers have been re-cast in less theological terms.
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The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World6 reviews
Miroslav Volf
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006
Volf Continues to Challenge - A Must Read
+ Insightful and Timely
+ Is it possible to forget atrocities, and should one really forgive abusers?
+ Very Thought Provoking
+ Timely & thoughtful
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Getting Even: Forgiveness and Its Limits2 reviews
Jeffrie G. Murphy
Oxford University Press, USA, 2004
Clarity and insight on forgiving
+ Excellent academic and philosophic view of violence
Augustine once wrote that he knew exactly what the word "time" meant until asked to define it. Then, he confessed, he was flummoxed. I suspect that something similar can be said about the word "forgive." Many of us like to think we understand the word, and we generally just assume that the act ...
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Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Wounds5 reviews
Chris Brauns
Crossway Books, 2008
Clear, biblical, and practical
+ Shining the Light of God's Word on Forgiveness
+ Biblical Wisdom on an Important Topic
+ How to Be Truly Happy
+ Would be great for a group Bible study
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Embodying Forgiveness: A Theological Analysis4 reviews
L. Gregory Jones
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995
an excellent study into the theology of forgivness
+ The Christian Call and Struggle!
+ Living in response to forgiven-ness
+ Forgive and forget?
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From Forgiven to Forgiving: Learning to Forgive One Another Gods Way13 reviews
Jay Edward Adams
Calvary Press, 1997
A Badly Needed Message for Christians
+ Pastors, PLEASE READ THIS BOOK...
+ Great, Eye-Opening Book
+ Everything you never knew about forgiveness!
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The Freedom and Power of Forgiveness3 reviews
John MacArthur
Crossway Books, 1998
Forgiveness ... Deeper Than You Might Think
+ FORGIVENESS
+ Great book on Forgiveness
This book went far beyond the typical topic of forgiveness. Each chapter seemed to add a broader sense of personal responsibility and accountability.
For instance, "If we would only learn to be more repulsed by our own sin than we are at the wrong others commit against us, we would be well on the ...
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Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy41 reviews
Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, ...
Jossey-Bass, 2007
A must have!
+ As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us
+ A refreshing tale of the good side of religion.
+ Made me think of my commitment to anything
+ Moving "Grace
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Saint Maybe63 reviews
Anne Tyler
Ballantine Books, 1996
Personal atonement
+ Second chances
+ Interestingly Common People
+ Interestingly Common People
+ Very good, food for thought
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Night (Oprah's Book Club)629 reviews
Elie Wiesel
Hill and Wang, 2006
Elie, a brave boy and a survivor
+ Scary reminder of what mankind is capable of
+ heart wrenching
+ The banal becomes terrifying, the terrifying becomes everyday "normal"
+ Human Words Cannot Convey the Story
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Wounds Not Healed by Time: The Power of Repentance and Forgiveness1 review
Solomon Schimmel
Oxford University Press, USA, 2004
Serious Religious Discussion of Forgiveness
Jewish readers will probably be tempted to read this book because the author explores forgiveness through a Hebrew lens: from the perspectives of the Bible, the Talmud, and modern psychotherapy. At times the author contrasts the Jewish view of forgiveness and repentance with Christian and Islamic ...
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From Forgiven to Forgiving: Learning to Forgive One Another Gods Way13 reviews
Jay Edward Adams
Calvary Press, 1997
A Badly Needed Message for Christians
+ Pastors, PLEASE READ THIS BOOK...
+ Great, Eye-Opening Book
+ Everything you never knew about forgiveness!
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Railway Man18 reviews
Eric Lomax
Ballantine Books, 1996
poignant today as mukasey is approved
+ "Waterboarding" in WWII
+ Best read regarding forgiveness
+ Powerful story of torture, pain and mental anquish washed clean by forgiveness
+ Deeply moving
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The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World6 reviews
Miroslav Volf
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006
Volf Continues to Challenge - A Must Read
+ Insightful and Timely
+ Is it possible to forget atrocities, and should one really forgive abusers?
+ Very Thought Provoking
+ Timely & thoughtful
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The Freedom and Power of Forgiveness3 reviews
John MacArthur
Crossway Books, 1998
Forgiveness ... Deeper Than You Might Think
+ FORGIVENESS
+ Great book on Forgiveness
This book went far beyond the typical topic of forgiveness. Each chapter seemed to add a broader sense of personal responsibility and accountability.
For instance, "If we would only learn to be more repulsed by our own sin than we are at the wrong others commit against us, we would be well on the ...
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