Repentance and the Right to Forgiveness

Court D. Lewis

doi:10.5771/9781498558617

Repentance and the Right to Forgiveness

1. Auflage 2018

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doi.org/10.5771/9781498558617
ISBN print: 978-1-4985-5860-0
ISBN online: 978-1-4985-5861-7
Lexington, Lanham Lexington, Lanham

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Abstract

Repentance and the Right to Forgiveness adds the voice of rights theory to contemporary discussions on forgiveness. Rights have been excluded for two related reasons: first, forgiveness is often framed as “a gift” to wrongdoers; and second, rights suggest that victims are obligated in certain cases to forgive their wrongdoers. Such an obligation is often considered repugnant, for it unjustifiably wrongs (i.e., victimizes) victims, while benefiting wrongdoers. Repentance and the Right to Forgiveness overcomes this repugnancy by utilizing the moral theory of eirenéism to craft a rights-based theory of justice grounded in the inherent worth and intimate moral relationships between victims, wrongdoers, and their social community, in order to show that the particular needs of victims make the obligation to forgive self-beneficial while also promoting a peaceful state of just flourishing.

Schlagworte

Reconciliation Religious Studies Philosophy Ethics Forgiveness Nicholas Wolterstorff Peace Studies justics eireneism victim repentance human rights

Kapitel Ausklappen | EinklappenSeiten
i–xxiv Preface i–xxiv
- Contents
- Introduction
1–20 1 Life-Goods and the Grounding of Eirenic Rights 1–20
21–46 2 Repentance and the Right to Be Forgiven 21–46
47–86 3 The Unforgivable and Vengeance 47–86
87–112 4 Religious Obligations to Forgive 87–112
113–128 5 Toward Reconciliation 113–128
129–134 Epilogue 129–134
135–140 Bibliography 135–140
141–144 Index 141–144
145–145 About the Author 145–145

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