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Forgiveness and Christian ethics /

Bash, Anthony.

Forgiveness and Christian ethics / Anthony Bash. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (xi, 208 pages) - New studies in Christian ethics ; 29 . - New studies in Christian ethics ; 29. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Forgiveness and wrongdoing -- Forgiveness then and now -- Forgiveness and psychological therapy -- Justice and forgiveness -- Forgiveness and the New Testament -- The ideal of forgiveness -- Forgiveness and structural wrongdoing -- Forgiveness, punishment and justice -- Varieties of forgiveness -- Afterthoughts.

What does it mean to forgive? The answer is widely assumed to be self-evident but critical analysis quickly reveals the complexities of the subject. Forgiveness has traditionally been the preserve of Christian theology, though in the last half century - and at an accelerating pace - psychologists, lawyers, politicians and moral philosophers have all been making an important contribution to questions about and our understanding of the subject. Anthony Bash offers a vigorous restatement of the Christian view of forgiveness in critical dialogue with those both within and without the Christian tradition. Forgiveness is a much more complicated subject than many theologians recognize. Bash explores the relevance of the theoretical discussion of the topic to recent events such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, post-Holocaust trials, the aftermath of 9/11 and July 7 and various high-profile criminal cases.


English.

9780511488320 0511488327 9780511342592 0511342594 0511340958 9780511340956 0511341539 9780511341533 1281085170 9781281085177 9786611085179 6611085173 1139133217 9781139133210 0511342063 9780511342066


Forgiveness--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christian ethics.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Soteriology.
Christian ethics
Forgiveness--Religious aspects--Christianity
Christliche Ethik
Sündenvergebung
Verzeihung
Christelijke ethiek.
Vergeving.
Förlåtelse--religiösa aspekter--kristendom.
Förlåtelse--etik och moral.

BV4647.F55 / B38 2007eb

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