Stephen Cherry

Healing Agony (eBook, PDF)

Re-Imagining Forgiveness

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Stephen Cherry's Michael Ramsey Prize shortlisted Healing Agony argues that one of the most profound challenges a human being can ever face is how to forgive in the aftermath of injury, hurt or violation. This book explores the theology of forgiveness alongside a number of contemporary forgiveness stories in order to glean insights for those facing just this challenge.

While God's forgiveness is revealed to be a simpler matter than is sometimes imagined, forgiveness between human beings is shown to be far more difficult, enigmatic and open-ended. This book offers a map of the rugged terrain that victims of serious harm, or those who seek to accompany them, will need to navigate if they embark on the venture of trust we call forgiveness.

A Group Study guide for this title is available at http://religion.cherry.continuumbooks.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441156150
• Artikelnr.: 38304254

Autorenporträt

Dr Stephen Cherry is the Dean of King's College, Cambridge and is well known for presiding over the annual broadcast carol services from King's College Chapel enjoyed by millions around the world. He is the author of Barefoot Disciple (2010), Healing Agony (2012), The Dark Side of the Soul (2016) and Thy Will Be Done (2020).

Inhaltsangabe

1. You Can't Just Flip Your Feelings \ 2. The Wilderness of Hurt \ 3. After
Torture \ 4. A Duty to Forgive? \ 5. Anger, Resentment and Grudge \ 6.
After Murder \ 7. Forgiveness as Spirituality \ 8. Forgiver Syndrome \ 9.
Visiting Evil \ 10. Re-imagining Forgiveness \ 11. A Forgiving Heart \ 12.
The Gifts of the Wise \ Bibliography \ Acknowledgements \ Index