| Description |
1 online resource (145 pages) |
| Series |
The Art of Living |
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Art of Living
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The debate about forgiveness; 2. The case against forgiveness; 3. A third way?; 4. The case for forgiveness I: what the psychologists say; 5. The case for forgiveness II: meeting the objections; 6. The case for forgiveness III: the positive arguments; Further reading; Index |
| Summary |
Forgiveness usually gets a very good press in our culture: we are deluged with self-help books and television shows all delivering the same message, that forgiveness is good for everyone, and is always the right thing to do. But those who have suffered seriously at the hands of others often and rightly feel that this boosterism about forgiveness is glib and facile. Perhaps forgiveness is not always desirable, especially where the wrongdoing is terrible or the wrongdoer unrepentant. In this book, Garrard and McNaughton suggest that the whole debate suffers from a crippling lack of clarity about |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Forgiveness -- Psychological aspects
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Forgiveness -- Social aspects
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Forgiveness.
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Forgiveness
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Forgiveness -- Psychological aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McNaughton, David
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| ISBN |
9781317488309 |
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131748830X |
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