Forgiveness and Revenge Trudy Govier Routledge, 2002 Is violent revenge ever morally justified? Is forgiveness necessary for reconciliation? Is anything unforgivable? In this timely exploration of our attitudes to wrongdoing, Trudy Govier examines the values that underlie our thinking about revenge and forgiveness. From adulterous spouses to terrorist factions, we are surrounded by wrongdoing - yet we rarely agree which response is appropriate. ...             The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Newly Expanded Paperback Edition)40 reviews Simon Wiesenthal Schocken, 1998 The Sunflower, Pain and Forgiveness, Past and Present + Showing Dignity during a horrific situation + Required Reading For All Humans + Is forgiveness possible when God takes a leave? + Great             Before Forgiving: Cautionary Views of Forgiveness in Psychotherapy Oxford University Press, USA, 2002 For psychologists and psychotherapists, the notion of forgiveness has been enjoying a substantial vogue. For their patients, it holds the promise of "moving on" and healing emotional wounds. The forgiveness of others - and of one's self - would seem to offer the kind of peace that psychotherapy alone has never been able to provide. In this volume, psychologist Sharon Lamb and philosopher Jeffrie ...             Forgiveness1 review Vladimir Jankelevitch University Of Chicago Press, 2005 Why to forgive ? Jankelevitch makes a far-reaching and compelling case about forgiving in all situations. One of the main arguments: just get rid of poisonous feelings about what other people has done to you and get on with your life. A philosophy book for everyone.             Forgiveness: A Philosophical Exploration1 review Charles L. Griswold Cambridge University Press, 2007 Tough but Rewarding Read Griswold's project is primarily an analysis of forgiveness from a purely secular standpoint. Though he acknowledges religious influence, he seeks to keep his terms precisely defined for a non-religious paradigm that not only is relevant to private and personal matters, but to public and political ...             Forgiveness: Theory, Research, and Practice2 reviews The Guilford Press, 2001 Excellently edited volume on a timely topic + Just what a researcher needs This is the first book to systematically and scientifically explore the topic of Forgiveness. The book is divided into three parts: I. Conceptual and measurement issues, II. Basic psychological research, and III. Applications in counseling, psychotherapy and health. Chapter 1 by Mucullough, ...             Exploring Forgiveness2 reviews University of Wisconsin Press, 1998 A Pioneering Work on the Power of Forgiveness + Forgiveness:Excellant In the first chapter, the two editors state that this book emerged out of the very first conference ever held on the topic of interpersonal forgiveness at any university. That fact alone is worth picking up this book. Besides this, you will be challenged to see how forgiveness fits into a wide ...             Forgiveness and Mercy (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law) Jeffrie G. Murphy, Jean Hampton Cambridge University Press, 1998 This book focuses on the degree to which certain moral and legal doctrines are rooted in specific passions that are then institutionalized in the form of criminal law. A philosophical analysis is developed of the following questions: When, if ever, should hatred be overcome by sympathy or compassion? What are forgiveness and mercy and to what degree do they require--both conceptually and ...             Forgiving and Not Forgiving:: Why Sometimes It's Better Not to Forgive3 reviews Jeanne Safer Harper Perennial, 2000 Can Not Forgiving be Right? + Finally we don't have to forgive and ITS HEALTHY This is the book that helped me more than anything else when I was struggling with whether or not I could forgive my mother for her anger, self-absorption, and need to control. At a time when clergy, therapists, and the lay community are urging forgiveness as an all-purpose cure for every troubled ...             Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Theory and Application Everett Worthington Brunner-Routledge, 2006 To be unforgiving is harmful. The inability to come to terms with one's anger or strife often can lead to stress disorders, mental health disorders, and relationship problems. Forgiveness is a personal decision. "Forgiveness and Reconciliation" focuses on individual experiences with forgiveness, aiming to create a theory of what forgiveness is and connect it to a clinical theory of how to promote ...             Getting Even: Forgiveness and Its Limits2 reviews Jeffrie G. Murphy Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 Clarity and insight on forgiving + Excellent academic and philosophic view of violence Augustine once wrote that he knew exactly what the word "time" meant until asked to define it. Then, he confessed, he was flummoxed. I suspect that something similar can be said about the word "forgive." Many of us like to think we understand the word, and we generally just assume that the act ...             On Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness (Thinking in Action) (Thinking in Action)4 reviews Jacques Derrida Routledge, 2001 Le Grand Pardon + Clear and Engaging--on the impossibility of doing and saying ordinary things + Towards a union of theory and politics As Derrida points out, the two virtues of hospitality and forgiveness belong to the Abrahamic tradition common to Jews, Christians and Moslems. They were defined and codified at a time when nation-states didn't exist, and point toward forms of solidarity that are both archaic and highly modern, in ...             Political Forgiveness P. E. Digeser Cornell University Press, 2001             Forgiveness, Mercy, and Clemency Stanford University Press, 2006 Arguments for forgiveness, mercy, and clemency abound. These arguments flourish in organized religion, fiction, philosophy, and law as well as in everyday conversations of daily life among parents and children, teachers and students, and criminals and those who judge them. As common as these arguments are, we are often left with an incomplete understanding of what we mean when we speak about ...             Forgiveness Is a Choice: A Step-By-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope (Apa Lifetools)20 reviews Robert D. Enright American Psychological Association (APA), 2001 Saved my marriage! + Inspirational + Forgiveness is a choice + MensSelfesteem.com + Superb             Between Vengeance and Forgiveness: Facing History after Genocide and Mass Violence2 reviews Martha Minow Beacon Press, 1999 Here is a lady who is not afraid to tackle the big issues. + An exercise in the problems of mass violence For anyone interested in international law or human rights, this is a must-read. I am assigning this book to my undergraduates this semester because, although the subject matter is complex, Minow's prose is clean and spare. Minow does a terrific job of summarizing the episodes of mass violence of ...             An Ethic For Enemies: Forgiveness in Politics1 review Donald W. Shriver Oxford University Press, USA, 1998 The Power of Forgiveness in Political Relationships The following was a review I handed in for my "Confession and Forgiveness in Pastoral Care" class at Princeton Theological Seminary. In "An Ethic For Enemies," Donald Shriver seeks to bring about a shift in the current understanding of how we should treat enemies in the realm of politics. More ...             Forgiveness: Theory, Research, and Practice2 reviews The Guilford Press, 2001 Excellently edited volume on a timely topic + Just what a researcher needs This is the first book to systematically and scientifically explore the topic of Forgiveness. The book is divided into three parts: I. Conceptual and measurement issues, II. Basic psychological research, and III. Applications in counseling, psychotherapy and health. Chapter 1 by Mucullough, ...             Forgiveness1 review Vladimir Jankelevitch University Of Chicago Press, 2005 Why to forgive ? Jankelevitch makes a far-reaching and compelling case about forgiving in all situations. One of the main arguments: just get rid of poisonous feelings about what other people has done to you and get on with your life. A philosophy book for everyone.             Forgiveness, Mercy, and Clemency Stanford University Press, 2006 Arguments for forgiveness, mercy, and clemency abound. These arguments flourish in organized religion, fiction, philosophy, and law as well as in everyday conversations of daily life among parents and children, teachers and students, and criminals and those who judge them. As common as these arguments are, we are often left with an incomplete understanding of what we mean when we speak about ...