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Forgiveness in practice / edited by Stephen Hance.

Contributor(s): Hance, Stephen [editor.].
Publisher: London, England, UK ; Philadelphia, Pennsyllvania, USA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©2019Description: 264 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781849055529 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Forgiveness | Forgiveness -- Religious aspectsDDC classification: 205.699 F76 2019
Contents:
Reflections on forgiveness: some Jewish perspectives / by Howard Cooper -- Forgiveness and Christianity / by Anthony Bash -- Forgiveness in Islam: from prophetic practice to divine principle / by Reza Shah-Kazemi -- Forgiveness in the Buddhist tradition / by Vajragupta -- Out of the depths offenders and forgiveness / by Gwen Adshead and Jesse Butler-Meadows -- Uses and abuses of self-forgiveness / by Stephen Cherry -- On forgiveness and medical harm / by Deborah Bowman -- Restorative justice and forgiveness / by Marian Liebmann -- Understanding revenge an invitation to let go / by Robin Shohet -- A pastor looks at forgiveness / by Stephen Hance -- The role of forgiveness after interpersonal abuse: danger or road to recovery and healing? / by Christiane Sanderson -- Families, forgiving and withholding forgiveness: meaning and family process / by Honor Rhodes -- Birth parents, adoption, identity and forgiveness / by Amanda Boorman -- Forgiveness and end of life / by Steve Nolan -- Face to face with endless mercy: how a Christian community forgives / by Richard Carter -- Forgiveness, the individual and the conflict society / by Graham Spencer and Lord John Alderdice -- Bearing witness how the RESTORE Programme helps prisoners change the narrative of their lives / by Marina Cantacuzino -- Addiction and forgiveness / by Chris Cook and Wendy Dossett -- Concluding reflections / by Liz Gulliford.
Summary: This collection reveals what forgiveness looks like in practice from the standpoint of those working in the helping professions. Written from many different perspectives, this eclectic volume challenges the reader to reconsider their assumptions about forgiveness, and illuminates everyday impact of forgiveness.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Reflections on forgiveness: some Jewish perspectives / by Howard Cooper --
Forgiveness and Christianity / by Anthony Bash --
Forgiveness in Islam: from prophetic practice to divine principle / by Reza Shah-Kazemi --
Forgiveness in the Buddhist tradition / by Vajragupta --
Out of the depths offenders and forgiveness / by Gwen Adshead and Jesse Butler-Meadows --
Uses and abuses of self-forgiveness / by Stephen Cherry --
On forgiveness and medical harm / by Deborah Bowman --
Restorative justice and forgiveness / by Marian Liebmann --
Understanding revenge an invitation to let go / by Robin Shohet --
A pastor looks at forgiveness / by Stephen Hance --
The role of forgiveness after interpersonal abuse: danger or road to recovery and healing? / by Christiane Sanderson --
Families, forgiving and withholding forgiveness: meaning and family process / by Honor Rhodes --
Birth parents, adoption, identity and forgiveness / by Amanda Boorman --
Forgiveness and end of life / by Steve Nolan --
Face to face with endless mercy: how a Christian community forgives / by Richard Carter --
Forgiveness, the individual and the conflict society / by Graham Spencer and Lord John Alderdice --
Bearing witness how the RESTORE Programme helps prisoners change the narrative of their lives / by Marina Cantacuzino --
Addiction and forgiveness / by Chris Cook and Wendy Dossett --
Concluding reflections / by Liz Gulliford.

This collection reveals what forgiveness looks like in practice from the standpoint of those working in the helping professions. Written from many different perspectives, this eclectic volume challenges the reader to reconsider their assumptions about forgiveness, and illuminates everyday impact of forgiveness.

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