Tag: Forgiving

Forgiving and Not Forgiving Why Sometimes It’s Better Not to Forgive


Free Download Jeanne Safer, "Forgiving and Not Forgiving:: Why Sometimes It’s Better Not to Forgive"
English | 2000 | ISBN: 0380794713, 0380975793 | EPUB | pages: 224 | 2.1 mb
In our culture the belief that "To err is human, to forgive divine," is so prevalent that few of us question its wisdom. But do we ever completely forgive those who have betrayed us? Aren’t some actions unforgivable? Can we achieve closure and healing without forgiving? Drawing on more than two decades of work as a practicing psychotherapist, more than fifty indepth interviews, and sterling research into the concept of forgiveness in our society, Dr. Jeanne Safer challenges popular opinion with her own searching answers to these and other questions. The result is a penetrating look at what is often a lonely, and perhaps unnecessary, struggle to forgive those who have hurt us the most and an illuminating examination of how to determine whether forgiveness is, indeed, the best path to take-and why, often, it is not.

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Iris Murdoch and Remorse Past Forgiving


Free Download Frances White, "Iris Murdoch and Remorse: Past Forgiving? "
English | ISBN: 3031430123 | 2023 | 238 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 6 MB
This exploration of the crucially important role played by remorse in Iris Murdoch’s philosophical, theological, and political thinking identifies it as a critical concept in her moral psychology and a recurrent theme in her art. Through engagement with Simone Weil, current theories of remorse, trauma theory and Holocaust studies, it offers fresh perspectives on Murdoch’s fiction – particularly the late novels, her radio play The One Alone

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