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.
1890151211 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781890151218 (hardcover : alk. paper) 189015122X (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781890151225 (pbk. : alk. paper)
98037444
Forgiveness--Congresses.
Forgiveness--Religious aspects--Congresses.
Adaptation, Psychological.
Interpersonal Relations.
Religion and Psychology.
BF 637 .F67 / D53 1998
"'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.
1890151211 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781890151218 (hardcover : alk. paper) 189015122X (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781890151225 (pbk. : alk. paper)
98037444
Forgiveness--Congresses.
Forgiveness--Religious aspects--Congresses.
Adaptation, Psychological.
Interpersonal Relations.
Religion and Psychology.
BF 637 .F67 / D53 1998