Repentance
A Comparative Perspective
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2000
224 pages
978-0-585-08074-1 (ISBN)
Description
There is no consensus about what someone who has violated society's rules must do in order to be fully restored to the community. Although repentance is a prominent idea in religions ranging from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to Buddhism and Hinduism, its use in civic culture is vague and inconsistent. For example, is remorse the same as repentance? Drawing from a variety of religious and civic perspectives, the renowned contributors to this book_from the fields of theology, philosophy, and the social sciences_offer a broad understanding of repentance and its many applications. The essays question the legitimacy of repentance as a religious concept for the civic culture, exploring the way in which the religious origins of repentance might both illuminate and facilitate our civic usage of the idea. Excellent for theologians, philosophers, moral ethicists, and anyone asking, ' Who deserves a second chance?'
Reviews / Votes
This is an engaging and provocative book which successfully provides the cultural and religious resources for a revived practice of repentance in contemporary civic society. Repentance is a wake-up call to revive the public practices of repentance, restitution, and reconciliation in order to heal many of the deep problems within our body politic. Once again, Amitai Etzioni deserves our gratitude. Repentance is a valuable contribution to the emerging debate on civil society.More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13
978-0-585-08074-1 (9780585080741)
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06/1997
Rowman & Littlefield
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Persons
Amitai Etzioni is the founder and first president of the Communitarian Network and university professor at George Washington University. Among his many books are The Spirit of Community and The New Golden Rule.
Content
Chapter 1 Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Repentance and Forgiveness: A Christian Perspective
Chapter 4 Godly Sorrow, Sorrow of the World: Some Christian Thoughts on Repentance
Chapter 5 From Sacrifice to Sacrament: Repentance in a Christian Context
Chapter 6 Repentance in Judaism
Chapter 7 Fire in the Atman: Repentance in Hinduism
Chapter 8 Repentance in the Islamic Tradition
Chapter 9 Repentance, Punishment, and Mercy
Chapter 10 Repentance in Criminal Procedure: The Ritual Affirmation of Community
Chapter 11 Index
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Repentance and Forgiveness: A Christian Perspective
Chapter 4 Godly Sorrow, Sorrow of the World: Some Christian Thoughts on Repentance
Chapter 5 From Sacrifice to Sacrament: Repentance in a Christian Context
Chapter 6 Repentance in Judaism
Chapter 7 Fire in the Atman: Repentance in Hinduism
Chapter 8 Repentance in the Islamic Tradition
Chapter 9 Repentance, Punishment, and Mercy
Chapter 10 Repentance in Criminal Procedure: The Ritual Affirmation of Community
Chapter 11 Index
