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Wounds Not Healed by Time: The Power of Repentance and Forgiveness 1 review
Solomon Schimmel
Oxford University Press, USA, 2002
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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Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Religion, Public Policy and Conflict Transformation
Templeton Foundation Press, 2001
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Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy 41 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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Is Forgiveness Possible?
Joan Mueller
Liturgical Press, 1998
Is Forgiveness Possible? explores the theological foundations of forgiveness dilemmas by studying and then facilitating dialogue between the prayer of forgiveness found in Luke/Acts and American pastoral forgiveness theory.
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Handbook of Forgiveness
Brunner-Routledge, 2005
There is a need in both public and professional sectors for a deeper, and more complete understanding of forgiveness, as we are--in the author's own words--"on the threshold of an age of forgiveness and reconciliation." And yet despite continued interest and development in the field, researchers, clinicians, practitioners, and academics have long been without a comprehensive resource on which to ...
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Forgiveness and Truth: Explorations in Contemporary Theology (Society for the Study of Theology/Explorations ...
T. & T. Clark Publishers, 2001
In this collection of essays theologians debate forgiveness first as a theological concept, looking at Christology and atonement, ecclesiology, the liturgical mediation of forgiveness and the relationship between divine and human forgiving. Forgiveness is also considered in relation to shame, sin and guilt. Then forgiveness is discussed and applied to practical contemporary situations, as the ...
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The Wisdom of Forgiveness: Intimate Journeys and Conversations27 reviews
Dalai Lama, Chan Victor
Riverhead Hardcover, 2004
Enlightening Read
+ The Dalai Lama: Emptiness+Compassion=Happiness
+ Misleading Title, Interesting Stories
+ The wisdom of change
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Dimensions of Forgiveness: Psychological Research & Theological Perspectives (Laws of Life Symposia Series, ... 2 reviews
Templeton Foundation, 2000
Publishers Review
+ Great Resource!
Forgiveness has been practiced for thousands of years within the framework of religious and philosophical systems. The scientific study, however, has begun only recently. This volume represents the wisdom collected from a symposium on the scientific approach to forgiveness sponsored by the John ...
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Seventy Times Seven: The Power of Forgiveness6 reviews
Johann Christoph Arnold
Plough Publishing House, 1997
A guaranteed Best Seller. Has the answer for everyone
+ Forgive to Live
+ Consequential
+ It will change your view on life
+ "WHY FORGIVE" ALL OF THIS AND MUCH MORE
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No Future Without Forgiveness17 reviews
Desmond Tutu
Image, 2000
The title says it all
+ There really is No Future Without Forgiveness
+ Restorative Justice Trumps Retributive Justice
+ Forgiveness as the Road Less Traveled
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Forgiveness and Abuse: Jewish and Christian Reflections
Routledge, 2004
Explore what forgiveness means in the context of sexual and domestic abuse! Using research, studies, stories, and prayer, Forgiveness and Abuse: Jewish and Christian Reflections focuses on the views and opinions of these two prominent religions as well as shares the wisdom of their traditional teachings. Forgiveness is an essential concept for many survivors of abuse as well as the ...
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Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace6 reviews
Miroslav Volf
Zondervan, 2006
Primer for Christians, Other Faiths or Even No Faith
+ Free of Charge and Forgiving in a cluture stripped of Grace
+ A little book with a life-changing message
+ Beautiful
+ The Best Book I've Read on the Subject of Forgiveness
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Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Moral Courage: Motives and Designs for Ministry in a Troubled World (Studies ...1 review
Robert L. Browning, Roy A. Reed
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2004
A MUST TITLE
There are plenty of books on the shelves regarding forgiveness, in recent years some books have been added that deal with personal, societal, and tribal reconciliation. But the authors go one huge step deeper...they deal with the issue of moral courage. They are blunt. They speak to the issue ...
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Incredible Forgiveness: Christian Ethics Between Fanaticism and Reconciliation
Didier Pollefeyt
Peeters Publishers, 2004
Christian ethics is threatened today by two opposite dangers: on the one hand, violence by moral and religious fanatics and on the other hand, too-easy forgiveness and cheap grace. The main challenge of Christian ethics in the present context is how it can invite people to react powerfully against moral evil without becoming fanatical on the one hand, and how it can bring the Christian message of ...
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Forgiveness and Christian Ethics (New Studies in Christian Ethics)
Anthony Bash
Cambridge University Press, 2007
What does it mean to forgive? The answer is widely assumed to be self-evident but critical analysis quickly reveals the complexities of the subject. Forgiveness has traditionally been the preserve of Christian theology, though in the last half century - and at an accelerating pace - psychologists, lawyers, politicians and moral philosophers have all been making an important contribution to ...
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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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Forgiveness
Pope John Paul II
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1999
Wisdom of the world's most influential religious leader, Pope John Paul II. Forgiveness is a touching collection of the Holy Father's thoughts and reflections on the importance of forgiveness in the human experience.
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After-Words: Post-Holocaust Struggles With Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Justice (Pastora Goldner Series in ...
University of Washington Press, 2004
More than fifty years after it ended, the Holocaust continues to leave survivors and their descendants, as well as historians, philosophers, and theologians, searching for words to convey the enormity of that event. Efforts to express its realities and its impact on successive generations often stretch language to the breaking point - or to the point of silence. Words whose meaning was contested ...
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The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace14 reviews
Jack Kornfield
Bantam, 2002
Forgivenss
+ A Present Teacher
+ Superb, as usual
+ Meaningful for any spiritual tradition
+ Pocket-sized inspiration
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Incredible Forgiveness: Christian Ethics Between Fanaticism and Reconciliation
Didier Pollefeyt
Peeters Publishers, 2004
Christian ethics is threatened today by two opposite dangers: on the one hand, violence by moral and religious fanatics and on the other hand, too-easy forgiveness and cheap grace. The main challenge of Christian ethics in the present context is how it can invite people to react powerfully against moral evil without becoming fanatical on the one hand, and how it can bring the Christian message of ...
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