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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828570403321

Autore

Schimmel Solomon

Titolo

Wounds not healed by time : the power of repentance and forgiveness / / Solomon Schimmel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002

ISBN

0-19-028452-8

0-19-517612-X

1-280-47209-X

0-19-802944-6

0-19-518469-6

9786610472093

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Disciplina

179/.9

Soggetti

Forgiveness

Repentance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-257) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Permissions; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE: Revenge & Justice; TWO: The Essence of Forgiveness; THREE: Why & When to Forgive; FOUR: How to Forgive; FIVE: Forgiving Oneself & Forgiving God; SIX: The Essence of Repentance; SEVEN: Repentance & Reconciliation; EPILOGUE: The South African Experience; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W; Y; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

How should we respond to injuries done to us and to the hurts that we inflict on others? Solomon Schimmel guides us through the meanings of justice, forgiveness, repentance, and reconciliation.