Title: Forgiveness and abuse: Jewish and Christian reflections /
Authors: Fortune, Marie M.; Marshall, Joretta L.
Publisher: Haworth Pastoral Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Forgiveness Religious aspects Judaism; Forgiveness Religious aspects Christianity; Offenses against the person.; Forgiveness Psychological aspects.; Child sexual abuse by clergy.; Forgiveness Fiction
Contents: Forgiving the unforgivable? Jewish insights into repentance and forgiveness / Mark Dratch -- Forgiveness and the Jewish High Holy Days / Marcia Cohn Spiegel -- Forgiveness and mental health: an exploration of Jewish and Christian approaches / Todd A. Heim, Mark S. Rye -- Forgiving abuse: an ethical critique / Peter Horsfield -- Sexual abuse, forgiveness and justice: a journey in faith / James S. Evinger, Dorthea L. Yoder -- Three spirits, one parish: a short story in four parts / Marilyn Born -- Forgiveness, reconciliation, and healing / Catherine T. Coyle -- When forgiveness is not the issue in forgiveness: religious complicity in abuse and privatized forgiveness / Margaret F. Arms -- When sisters dream / Nancy Werking Poling -- The practice of forgiveness in Sue Miller's novel The world below / Jane McAvoy.