Dimensions of forgiveness : psychological research & theological perspectives /

Dimensions of forgiveness : psychological research & theological perspectives / edited by Everett L. Worthington, Jr. - Philadelphia : Templeton Foundation Press, c1998. - xii, 368 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Laws of life symposia series ; v. 1 . - Laws of life symposia series ; v. 1. .

"'A Journey to Hope: a Research Workshop to Launch the John Templeton Foundations's Program to Encourage the Scientific Study of Forgiveness,' held at Hope College in Holland, Michigan"--P. ix.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The ethos of Christian forgiveness / The elements of forgiveness : a Jewish approach / Forgiveness as a method of religious coping / The victim role, grudge theory, and two dimensions of forgiveness / The pyramid model of forgiveness : some interdisciplinary speculations about unforgiveness and the promotion of forgiveness / Researching the process model of forgiveness within psychological interventions / Science and forgiveness interventions : reflections and recommendations / An annotated bibliography of research on forgiveness and related concepts / Empirical research in forgiveness : looking backward, looking forward / Stations on the journey from forgiveness to hope / Martin E. Marty -- Elliot N. Dorff -- Kenneth I. Pargament and Mark S. Rye -- Roy F. Baumeister, Julie Juola Exline, and Kristin L. Sommer -- Everett L. Worthington, Jr. -- Robert D. Enright and Catherine T. Coyle -- Carl E. Thoresen, Frederic Luskin, and Alex H. S. Harris -- Michael E. McCullough, Julie Juola Exline, and Roy F. Baumeister -- Everett L. Worthington, Jr. -- Lewis B. Smedes.

The scientific study of forgiveness is a new approach to an age-old problem. For thousands of years, people have practiced forgiveness within religious systems. Now, the field of scholarly research of forgiveness reveals the beneficial aspects of the process.

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Forgiveness--Congresses.
Forgiveness--Religious aspects--Congresses.
Adaptation, Psychological.
Interpersonal Relations.
Religion and Psychology.

BF 637 .F67 / D53 1998