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- catalog abstract "The practice of forgiveness is often taken to be either too easy or too difficult. On the one hand, forgiveness is sometimes made too easy by today's therapeutic culture, which views forgiveness mainly as a means for making ourselves and others feel better. On the other hand, forgiveness is sometimes taken to be too difficult by those who believe that violence is the only effective force for responding to injustice. This volume by L. Gregory Jones argues that neither of these extreme views is appropriate and offers, to society as a whole, a biblically centered exploration of what it truly means to embody Christian forgiveness.--From publisher's description.".
- catalog contributor b9651864.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The Cost of Forgiveness. Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the reclamation of a Christian vision and practice -- Therapeutic forgiveness. The Church's psychological captivity in Western culture -- Forgiveness eclipsed. Is violence the master of us all? -- Characterizing the God who forgives. The triune God and Christian life -- Forgiveness, repentance, and the judgment of grace. The word that transfigures us in the spirit -- Practicing forgiveness. Trinitarian community and the hope for a new humanity -- The craft of forgiveness. Traditions, parables, and making and remaking responsible human life -- Loving enemies. Living with others in the absence of reconciliation -- Is this a story to pass on? Forgiveness, holiness, and the politics of memory.".
- catalog description "The practice of forgiveness is often taken to be either too easy or too difficult. On the one hand, forgiveness is sometimes made too easy by today's therapeutic culture, which views forgiveness mainly as a means for making ourselves and others feel better. On the other hand, forgiveness is sometimes taken to be too difficult by those who believe that violence is the only effective force for responding to injustice. This volume by L. Gregory Jones argues that neither of these extreme views is appropriate and offers, to society as a whole, a biblically centered exploration of what it truly means to embody Christian forgiveness.--From publisher's description.".
- catalog extent "xix, 313 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0802808611 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0802838065 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans,".
- catalog subject "234/.5 20".
- catalog subject "BT795 .J66 1995".
- catalog subject "Forgiveness Religious aspects Christianity.".
- catalog subject "Reconciliation Religious aspects Christianity.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Cost of Forgiveness. Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the reclamation of a Christian vision and practice -- Therapeutic forgiveness. The Church's psychological captivity in Western culture -- Forgiveness eclipsed. Is violence the master of us all? -- Characterizing the God who forgives. The triune God and Christian life -- Forgiveness, repentance, and the judgment of grace. The word that transfigures us in the spirit -- Practicing forgiveness. Trinitarian community and the hope for a new humanity -- The craft of forgiveness. Traditions, parables, and making and remaking responsible human life -- Loving enemies. Living with others in the absence of reconciliation -- Is this a story to pass on? Forgiveness, holiness, and the politics of memory.".
- catalog title "Embodying forgiveness : a theological analysis / L. Gregory Jones.".
- catalog type "text".