Forgiveness and Christian ethics /
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, l...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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| Series: | New studies in Christian ethics ;
29. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
Table of Contents:
- Forgiveness and wrongdoing
- Forgiveness then and now
- Forgiveness and psychological therapy
- Justice and forgiveness
- Forgiveness and the New Testament
- The Ideal of forgiveness
- Forgiveness and structural wrongdoing
- Forgiveness, punishment, and justice
- Varieties of forgiveness
- Afterthoughts.