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Forgiveness and truth / edited by Alistair McFadyen and Marcel Sarot.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Explorations in contemporary theology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Forgiveness of sin.
- Forgiveness--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Forgiveness.
- Truth--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Truth.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 227 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh ; New York : T&T Clark, 2001.
- Summary:
- An international group of theologians considers the importance of forgiveness and truth in the modern world. Dogmatic and practical theological themes are addressed, including Christology and atonement, forgiving abusive parents, the economics of forgiveness, forgiveness in Northern Ireland and shame, sin, and guilt. Contributors include Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger, Peter Selby, Christopher Jones, Fraser Watts, Peter Sedgwick, Jane Craske, Todd Pokrifka-Joe, Nico Schreurs, Alwyn Thompson, and David Self.
- Contents:
- Jesus Christ the forgiven : christology, atonement and forgiveness / Haddon Willmer
- Loosing and binding : the liturgical mediation of forgiveness / Christopher Jones
- Shame, sin and guilt / Fraser Watts
- Forgiving abusive parents : psychological and theological considerations / Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger
- The merciful economy / Peter Selby
- Forgiveness and our awareness of truth / Peter H. Sedgwick
- Forgiveness in context / Jane Craske
- Truth and reconciliation : is radical openness a condition for reconciliation? / Nico Schreurs
- Forgiveness and the political process in Northern Ireland / Alwyn Thompson
- A feminist ethics of forgiveness / Pamela Sue Anderson
- Enfolding the dark / David Self
- Probing the relationship betwen divine and human forgiveness in Matthew : hearing a neglected voice in the canon / Todd Pokrifka-Joe
- May God forgive? / Karin Scheiber
- Forgiveness in the twentieth century : a reviews of the literature, 1901-2001 / Nigel Biggar.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0567087778
- OCLC:
- 49274407
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