Reflections on Forgiveness and Spiritual Growth

by Weaver, Andrew J.; Furlong, Monica

• ISBN13: 9780687084067
• ISBN10: 0687084067
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Abingdon Pr

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	11	(13)
Foreword	13	(4)
Contributors	17	(6)
Introduction: Forgiveness and Faith---What Does Science Say?	23	(4)
Andrew J. Weaver
Forgiveness, Judgmentalism, and the Sense of Self	27	(10)
Roberta C. Bondi
Take the First Step: Forgive Yourself	37	(10)
James M. Wall
Forgiveness and Transformation	47	(12)
Brendan Walsh
How to Lose One's Temper and Find It Again	59	(8)
Monica Furlong
Forgiveness: The Final Form of Love	67	(6)
Donald J. Shelby
The Double Binds of Forgiveness	73	(6)
Halbert D. Weidner
Our Kind of Crowd	79	(8)
William H. Willimon
Arthritis of the Spirit	87	(4)
Barbara Brown Taylor
Forgiving the Unforgivable?	91	(4)
M. Basil Pennington
Forgiveness with Justice	95	(10)
Margaret Hebblethwaite
The Process of Forgiveness	105	(12)
Joseph Coyne
Loving and Forgiving	117	(10)
Eric James
The Keys of the Kingdom	127	(6)
Jim Cotter
Forgive but Don't Forget (Genesis 50:15-21)	133	(4)
Ronald E. Swisher
Terrorism and Forgiveness	137	(12)
William J. Abraham
Forgiveness: Removing the Roadblocks	149	(8)
Michael H. Collins
The Forgiven Also Forgive	157	(6)
Paschal M. Baumstein
Recommended Readings on Forgiveness	163	(2)
Study Guide	165