Art of Forgiveness (eBook)

Myk Habets, Philip Halstead (Herausgeber)

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2018
316 Seiten
Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-9787-0136-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This unique collection of essays brings together Christian theologians, ethicists, and ministry practitioners into a constructive dialog that explores the complex and crucial concept of forgiveness: what it is, where it is to be found, and how it might be practiced.

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Forgiveness is at the heart of the Christian Gospel. It goes hand in hand with love, mercy, and grace, the fundamental theological virtues. However, forgiveness is easier to define than it is to embody. This unique collection of essays brings together theologians, ethicists, and ministry practitioners into a constructive dialog which explores the complex and crucial concept of forgiveness: what it is, where it is to be found, and how it might be practiced. These essays reflect the perspectives of those from various traditions who nonetheless take the Christian Scriptures seriously, believe that forgiveness is central to living out the Gospel, and are creative in the ways in which forgiveness can be practiced. Forgiveness is an art and not simply a science; as such it requires trust, skill, and hope alongside love, mercy, and grace if it is to be embodied. This volume offers a unique window into the art of forgiveness and the faithful and innovative ways in which it is to be understood, embodied, and cultivated.

Autor

Philip Halstead lectures in applied theology with a specialty in pastoral care and counseling at Carey Baptist College.Myk Habets is dean of faculty, lecturer in systematic theology, and head of Carey Graduate School, Carey Baptist College.

Inhalt

Introduction: The Art of Forgiveness - Philip Halstead and Myk Habets Part One: The Art of Forgiveness: Theological and Biblical Foundations 1.“To Err is Human, to Forgive is Divine”: The Ontological Foundations of Forgiveness - Myk Habets 2.Drawing Pictures in Water: The Place of Penitence in the Art of Forgiveness - Kit Barker3.The Unforgivable Sin in the Old Testament? - Csilla Saysell4.“To See Your Face is like Seeing the Face of God”: Pastoral and Systemic Reflections on Forgiveness and Theosis in the Jacob Story - Jonathan R. Robinson5.A Second Temple Context for Jesus’ Teaching on Interpersonal Forgiveness - Richard Neville6.The Art of Forgiveness in Luke’s Gospel - Sarah Harris7.Forgiveness: An Anabaptist Perspective - Mark S. Hurst 8.The Limitations of Forgiveness - David P. Gushee Part Two: The Art of Forgiveness: Practical and Applied Perspectives9.“Making All Things New”: Why Innovation Matters for Forgiveness - L. Gregory Jones 10.Forgive and Forget Justice: The Tension Between Forgiveness and Justice - Stephanie Worboys 11.An Ongoing Oxymoron: Can Anger Coexist with Forgiveness in Christian Responses to Ongoing Injustices? - Belinda Jacomb 12.Siphiwo Mthimkhulu, Daniel Grootboom, and the Art of Forgiveness - David Tombs13.Sharing the Meal of Forgiveness: Eucharist, Communal Boundaries, and the Dispute over Homosexual Practice - Dale Campbell 14.Te Tiriti o Waitangi: An Act of Forgiveness - Alistair Reese15.From Whiteness Towards Witness: Revelation and Repentance as Unbelonging to Empire - Andrew Picard 16.Journeying Through Forgiveness When It Really Hurts - Philip Halstead

Produkt-Details

• Co-Autor: Kit Barker, Richard Neville, Andrew Picard, Alistair Reese, Jonathan R. Robinson, Csilla Saysell, David Tombs, Stephanie Worboys, Dale Campbell, David P. Gushee, Myk Habets, Philip Halstead, Sarah Harris, Mark S. Hurst, Belinda Jacomb, L. Gregory Jones
• Zusatzinfo: 8 Illustrations including: - 1 Black & White Illustrations; - 7 Tables.
• Verlagsort: Lanham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Schlagworte: Christian gospel • embodying forgiveness • ethics • exclusion and embrace • Forgiveness • Grace • interpersonal forgiveness • Mercy • Pastoral Care • Reconciliation • reflective ministry • victim • virtue
• ISBN-10: 1-9787-0136-5 / 1978701365
• ISBN-13: 978-1-9787-0136-6 / 9781978701366