Becoming a Forgiving Person : A Pastoral Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780789018557 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 146 str.

Henry Close

Opis

Charting different paths through feelings of betrayal, oppression, and humiliation, this compassionate book will help you understand forgiveness--and find it within yourself.

Spis treści

• Acknowledgments
  
• Preface
  
• Part I: Introduction—Why I Am Interested in Forgiveness
  
• Chapter 1. The Dilemma: How Could I Forgive a Friend Who Betrayed Me?
  
• Part II: Offenses—The Ways in Which We Are Hurt
  
• Chapter 2. Offenses Against Freedom: My Choices Are Limited
  
• Chapter 3. Offenses Against Self-Esteem: I Feel Humiliated
  
• Chapter 4. Offenses Against Intimacy: I Have Been Betrayed
  
• PART III: TRYING TO TAKE CHARGE—WHAT CONSTITUTES FORGIVENESS
  
• Chapter 5. What About Revenge?
  
• Chapter 6. Is an Apology Necessary?
  
• Chapter 7. Questions
  
• PART IV: LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS
  
• Chapter 8. How I Create My Inner World
  
• Chapter 9. One Example: Terry Dobson’s Story
  
• Chapter 10. The Many Facets of Who I Am
  
• Chapter 11. One Example: Simon Wiesenthal’s Story
  
• PART V: MAKING IT HAPPEN
  
• Chapter 12. Forgiving Offenses Against Freedom
  
• Chapter 13. Forgiving Offenses Against Self-Esteem
  
• Chapter 14. Forgiving Offenses Against Intimacy
  
• PART VI: CONCLUSIONS
  
• Chapter 15. Pulling It All Together
  
• Chapter 16. Is Reconciliation Necessary?
  
• Chapter 17. Forgiving Myself: Forgiving the Person I Used to Be
  
• Chapter 18. Painting Lessons
  
• Epilogue
  
• Appendix A: Handling the Accusation of Incest
  
• Appendix B: Kinds of Offenses
  
• Bibliography Essay
  
• References
  

O autorze

Richard L Dayringer