Exploring Forgiveness
Will be published approx. on 15. April 1998
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-299-15770-8 (ISBN)
Description
The 12 essays in this collection explore the concept of forgiveness in interpersonal relationships, family relationships, the individual and society relationship and international relations through the eyes of a psychologist, police-chief-turned-minister, law professor, sociologist and others.
Reviews / Votes
"Robert Enright and Joanna North have produced a truly remarkable book on a subject of enormous relevance to our troubled world. I commend it to anyone who wants to wrestle seriously with one of the toughest issues that faces humankind-how to deal positively with real and deep offenses. Such offenses occur, both in our private lives and in larger society. Here are some penetrating concepts and practical ideas on how to creatively deal with those offenses through forgiveness. Surprising and powerful thoughts confront you as you read these pages on how to achieve true and lasting forgiveness."-Millard Fuller, founder and president of Habitat for Humanity International "Exploring Forgiveness is a most significant contribution to the growing body of literature on the most critical challenge facing human existence today: can people who have been injured and wronged surmount their hostilities and live together in peace?"-Lewis B. Smedes, professor emeritus of theology and ethics, Fuller Theological Seminary "From Desmond Tutu's Foreword to Robert Enright's comprehensive bibliography, this is a book worth reading. Someday we may speak, in one breath, of Kohlberg's moral stages, Gilligan's ethical voices, and Enright's units of forgiveness."-John Snarey, professor of human development and ethics, Emory UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wisconsin
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-299-15770-8 (9780299157708)
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Persons
Robert D. Enright is professor in the Educational Psychology Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is president of the International Forgiveness Institute at UW-Madison, has lectured across the country, and has appeared on ABC News 20/20.
Joanna North is a freelance writer and teaches philosophy at the University of London. She has appeared on British television and radio and has published articles on the philosophy of forgiveness.
Joanna North is a freelance writer and teaches philosophy at the University of London. She has appeared on British television and radio and has published articles on the philosophy of forgiveness.