The Limits of Forgiveness

von Maria Mayo

276 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Demystifying an unrealistic idealMaria Mayo questions the contemporary idealization of unconditional forgiveness in three areas of contemporary life: so-called Victim-Offender Mediation involving cases of criminal injury, the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in post-apartheid South Africa, and the pastoral care of victims of domestic violence. She shows that an emphasis on unilateral and unconditional forgiveness puts disproportionate pressure on the victims of injustice or violence and misconstrues the very biblical passages--especially in Jesus' teaching and actions--on which advocates of unconditional forgiveness rely.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Christentum
• ISBN: 9781666703566
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.05.2021
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Wipf and Stock