Handbook Of Forgiveness

by Worthington, Everett L.

• ISBN13: 9780415949491
• ISBN10: 0415949491
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-21
• Publisher: Brunner-Routled

Summary

There is a need in both public and professional sectors for a deeper, and more complete understanding of forgiveness, as we are--in the author's own words--"on the threshold of an age of forgiveness and reconciliation." And yet despite continued interest and development in the field, researchers, clinicians, practitioners, and academics have long been without a comprehensive resource on which to base their work.The Handbook of Forgivenesssummarizes the state of the science in the research, practice, and teaching of forgiveness. Chapters approach forgiveness and reconciliation from a variety of perspectives, drawing on related work in fields such as biology, personality, social psychology, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, and international/political implications. The handbook will provide comprehensive treatments of the topic, integrating theoretical considerations, methodological discussions, and practical interventions strategies in order to appeal toresearchers, clinicians, and practitioners. This volume will be the most up-to-date and authoritative resource on the understanding of the science of forgiveness.

Table of Contents

About the Editor	xi
Contributors	xiii
Initial Questions About the Art and Science of Forgiving	1	(14)
Everett L. Worthington, Jr.
Part 1: Nature, Philosophy, Religion, and Forgiveness	15	(74)
Primate Conflict and Its Relation to Human Forgiveness	17	(16)
Frans B. M. de Waal
Jennifer J. Pokorny
Forgiveness, Self-Respect, and the Value of Resentment	33	(8)
Jeffrie G. Murphy
Forgiveness in Cultural Context	41	(16)
Steven J. Sandage
Ian Williamson
When the Sacred Is Violated: Desecration as a Unique Challenge to Forgiveness	57	(16)
Annette Mahoney
Mark S. Rye
Kenneth I. Pargament
Anger Toward God: A New Frontier in Forgiveness Research	73	(16)
Julie Juola Exline
Alyce Martin
Part 2: Methods of Studying Forgiveness	89	(36)
Forgiveness as Change	91	(18)
Michael E. McCullough
Lindsey M. Root
Issues in the Multimodal Measurement of Forgiveness	109	(16)
William T. Hoyt
Michael E. McCullough
Part 3: The Psychology of Forgiveness	125	(58)
Emotional Development and Forgiveness in Children: Emerging Evidence	127	(16)
Susanne A. Denham
Karen Neal
Beverly J. Wilson
Stephanie Pickering
Chris J. Boyatzis
Forgiving the Self: Conceptual Issues and Empirical Findings	143	(16)
June Price Tangney
Angela L. Boone
Ronda Dearing
Personality and Its Effects on Resentment, Revenge, Forgiveness, and Self-Forgiveness	159	(24)
Etienne Mullet
Felix Neto
Sheila Riviere
Part 4: Close Relationships and Forgiveness	183	(60)
Forgiveness and Relational Repair	185	(22)
Caryl E. Rusbult
Peggy A. Hannon
Shevaun L. Stocker
Eli J. Finkel
``'Til Lack of Forgiveness Doth Us Part'': Forgiveness and Marriage	207	(20)
Frank D. Fincham
Julie H. Hall
Steven R. H. Beach
Families and Forgiveness	227	(16)
Cynthia L. Battle
Ivan W. Miller
Part 5: The Body and Forgiveness	243	(134)
Genetic Influences on Forgiving	245	(14)
Ming T. Tsuang
Lindon Eaves
Tal Nir
Beth A. Jerskey
Michael J. Lyons
Neuroimaging of Forgivability	259	(14)
Tom F. D. Farrow
Peter W. R. Woodruff
The Physiology and Pathophysiology of Unhappiness	273	(32)
Robert M. Sapolsky
Unforgiveness, Forgiveness, and Justice: Scientific Findings on Feelings and Physiology	305	(16)
Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet
Forgiveness, Unforgiveness, Health, and Disease	321	(14)
Alex H. S. Harris
Carl E. Thoresen
Forgiveness and Health in Persons Living With HIV/AIDS	335	(14)
Lydia R. Temoshok
Rebecca L. Wald
Theoretical and Empirical Connections Between Forgiveness, Mental Health, and Well-Being	349	(14)
Loren Toussaint
Jon R. Webb
Forgiveness in People Experiencing Trauma	363	(14)
Jennie G. Noll
Part 6: Intervening to Promote Forgiveness	377	(64)
Facilitating Forgiveness in Individual Therapy as an Approach to Resolving Interpersonal Injuries	379	(14)
Wanda Malcolm
Serine Warwar
Leslie Greenberg
A Progress Report on the Process Model of Forgiveness	393	(14)
Suzanne Freedman
Robert D. Enright
Jeanette Knutson
Forgiveness in Couples: Divorce, Infidelity, and Couples Therapy	407	(16)
Kristina Coop Gordon
Donald H. Baucom
Douglas K. Snyder
But Do They Work? A Meta-Analysis of Group Interventions to Promote Forgiveness	423	(18)
Nathaniel G. Wade
Everett L. Worthington, Jr.
Julia E. Meyer
Part 7: Societal Issues Involving Forgiveness	441	(64)
Constructive Rather Than Harmful Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Ways to Promote Them After Genocide and Mass Killing	443	(18)
Ervin Staub
Intergroup Forgiveness and Intergroup Conflict: Northern Ireland, A Case Study	461	(16)
Ed Cairns
Tania Tam
Miles Hewstone
Ulrike Niens
The Social Psychology of Justice and Forgiveness in Civil and Organizational Settings	477	(14)
Peter C. Hill
Julie Juola Exline
Adam B. Cohen
The Paradox of Forgiveness in Restorative Justice	491	(14)
Marilyn Peterson Armour
Mark S. Umbreit
Part 8: Present and Future of Forgiveness	505	(70)
Forgiveness Bibliography	507	(50)
Michael Scherer
Kathryn L. Cooke
Everett L. Worthington, Jr.
More Questions About Forgiveness: Research Agenda for 2005--2015	557	(18)
Everett L. Worthington, Jr.
Author Index	575	(16)
Subject Index	591