| The art of forgiving: when you need to forgive and don't know how Smedes, Lewis |
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Summary
Describes the three stages of forgiveness and describes how to forgive using examples drawn from real life. |
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Edition
First |
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Physical Description
xiii, 178 pages ; 21 cm. |
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Publisher
Ballantine Books |
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Subjects
Forgiveness. Religious aspects. Christianity. |
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ISBN
9780345413444 |
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Dewey Decimal
234.5 |
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Accession Number
23181 |
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Table of Content
I. What we do when we forgive. The three stages. The sorts of things we forgive. Forgiving does not mean reunion. Forgiving does not mean restoring. Who can do it? II. Why we forgive. 6. The case against forgiving. In defense of forgiving. Because it suits us. For our own sakes. III. Whom we forgive. 10. We only forgive the ones we blame. Forgiving people who do not say they are sorry. Forgiving ourselves. Forgiving God. IV. How we forgive. 14. How God forgives. Owning our pain. Taking our time. We don't have to say so. We don't have to put up with it. How often? As often as we need to. When we are not sure we have done it. Forgive and remember. Postscript: Just remember this. |
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Call Number
234.5 Sm637 1996 |
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Pages
178 pp. |
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Copyright
1996 |
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Remarks
CIRCULATION |