Exploring forgiveness

Enright, Robert D. (Added Author). North, Joanna, 1958- (Added Author).

Summary: "Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence".--Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Pioneers in the study of forgiveness, Robert Enright and Joanna North have compiled a collection of 12 essays that explore forgiveness in interpersonal relationships, family relationships, the individual and society relationship, and international relations--through the eyes of professionals in many fields as well as ordinary individuals.

Record details

ISBN: 9780299157739 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0299157733 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780299157746
ISBN: 0299157709 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0299157741 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (xiv, 191 p.)
Publisher: Madison, WI : University of Wisconsin Press, c1998.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:jan.13 Multi-User CatBulkString:jan.03.13 OldControl:muse9780299157739 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-186) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Without forgiveness there is no future / Desmond Tutu -- Introducing forgiveness / Robert D. Enright and Joanna North -- Power and reality of forgiveness : forgiving the murderer of one's child / Marietta Jaeger -- "Ideal" of forgiveness : a philosopher's exploration / Joanna North -- Metaphysics and morality of forgiveness / Keith E. Yandell -- Psychology of interpersonal forgiveness / Robert D. Enright, Suzanne Freedman, and Julio Rique -- Anger and the healing power of forgiveness : a psychiatrist's view / Richard Fitzgibbons -- Process of forgiveness in marriage and the family / Paul W. Coleman -- Forgivers and the unforgivable / Beverly Flanigan -- Forgiveness and crime : the possibilities of restorative justice / Walter J. Dickey -- Forgiveness in the community : views from an Episcopal priest and former chief of police / David Couper -- Is there forgiveness in politics? : Germany, Vietnam, and America / Donald W. Shriver, Jr. -- Expanding our options : the challenge of forgiveness / Joseph W. Elder.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.