Embodying forgiveness : a theological analysis / L. Gregory Jones.

By: Jones, L. GregoryPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans, c1995Description: xix, 313 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 0802838065 (alk. paper); 9780802838063 (alk. paper); 0802808611 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780802808615 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Forgiveness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Reconciliation -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityDDC classification: 234/.5 LOC classification: BT795 | .J66 1995
Contents:
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.
Holdings
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Book Book Evangelische Theologische Faculteit Leuven Main Library BT 795 JONE 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 35678000270555

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.