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The Limits of Forgiveness

The Limits of Forgiveness Case Studies in the Distortion of a Biblical Ideal

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Publisher's Synopsis

Maria Mayo questions the contemporary idealization of unconditional forgiveness in three areas of contemporary life: so-called Victim-Offender Mediation involving cases of criminal injury, the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in post-apartheid South Africa, and the pastoral care of victims of domestic violence.

Book information

ISBN: 9781451493085
Publisher: Fortress Press
Imprint: Fortress Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 205.7
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xxii, 253
Weight: 444g
Height: 153mm
Width: 227mm
Spine width: 22mm