Exploring ForgivenessRobert D. Enright, Joanna North Pioneers in the study of forgiveness, Robert Enright and Joanna North have compiled a collection of twelve essays ranging from a first-person account of the mother of a murdered child to an assessment of the United States’ post-war reconciliations with Germany and Vietnam. This book explores forgiveness in interpersonal relationships, family relationships, the individual and society relationship, and international relations through the eyes of philosophers and educators as well as a psychologist, police chief-turned-minister, law professor, sociologist, psychiatrist, social worker, and theologian. |
Contents
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A Philosophers Exploration Joanna North | 15 |
4 The Metaphysics and Morality of Forgiveness Keith E Yandell | 35 |
5 The Psychology of Interpersonal Forgiveness Robert D Enright Suzanne Freedman and Julio Rique | 46 |
A Psychiatrists View Richard Fitzgibbons | 63 |
7 The Process of Forgiveness in Marriage and the Family Paul W Coleman | 75 |
8 Forgivers and the Unforgivable Beverly Flanigan | 95 |
The Possibilities of Restorative Justice Walter J Dickey | 106 |
Views from an Episcopal Priest and Former Chief of Police The Reverend David Couper | 121 |
11 Is There Forgiveness in Politics? Germany Vietnam and America Donald W Shriver Jr | 131 |
The Challenge of Forgiveness Joseph W Elder | 150 |
Comprehensive Bibliography on Interpersonal Forgiveness Robert D Enright | 165 |
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