Outline On Forgiveness

According to Ingersoll-Dayton, & Ha (2009), forgiveness intervention assisted the older adults with issues they were facing in later life by providing an outlet to free themselves of powerful yet negative emotions of sadness, anger, and betrayal. This tool gave way in allowing the older adults an opportunity to partake in self-exploration of old wounds, hidden feelings, and re-examination of past events. They were now able to function from a positon of power as they willingly transformed negative thoughts, feelings, and behavior directed toward the offending person to feelings of compassion. The effectiveness of this tool enhanced mental well-being relating to long-term forgiveness and depression along with short-term physical health however, anxiety and social support remained the same. Subsequently, there were some that affirmed the group setting provided social support making a difference as it was void of judgement while having commonalities.

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Can justice and forgiveness go hand in hand? Can a man with the lust for blood and revenge punish and forgive his indicted villain? As much as we would love to think that it’s possible to punish and forgive, we would only be clouding our judgement when we know full well that we cannot have both. To forgive means to stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for an offense, flaw, or mistake. Justice means the action of punishing or correcting something or someone that is not behaving according to what is morally right and fair. In the definition of forgiveness, it states that you are letting go of your anger, while the definition of justice says that it the action of using your anger to punish someone. If you punish someone for a

What is forgiveness? What is the purpose of forgiving? What is required to do so?

Often we are asked the question, can justice and forgiveness go hand in hand? A lot of people believe they can’t. That only one can exist not the other. For some it’s true, they only believe someone can either give forgive, or justice, neither both. Then there are the few people who believe they go hand in hand, one can’t exist without the other. That’s true as well. I’m not sure where I stand exact on the line for these two, maybe exactly on the line. I believe they go hand in hand and in some cases only one works, all depending on the situation. Now we’ve read a number of stories regarding this, but most of them doing with forgiveness and justice going hand in hand. I’m going to talk about a few of these stories, and see where you fall

What do you want to pass down to your children? From the beginning of time having a family was important. Astonishingly, to have children and pass the family name down is still a blessing today. Teaching the future generation traits and qualities is essentially creating tomorrow’s leaders. This question makes me consider how one simple act can mold people’s lives and accordingly create a chain reaction. One trait I aspire for my children to inherit is my quality of forgiveness. Forgiveness changed my perspective in the world by understanding how much of an impression it has on the world’s faith, perseverance, and love.

offenders without actually sending them, this process was a way of letting go of the pain and

The article "Self-forgiveness: The forgotten stepchild of forgiveness research" is a qualitative rather than a quantitative study of the phenomenon of self-forgiveness. The authors distinguish self-forgiveness versus forgiveness of an 'other' in an outwardly-directed fashion. They state that self-forgiveness has been under-studied in the existing literature. The beginning of the article is devoted to a literature review of existing writings upon the subject, with using a working definition of self forgiveness "as a set of motivational changes whereby one becomes decreasingly motivated to avoid stimuli associated with the offense, decreasingly motivated to retaliate against the self 地nd increasingly motivated to act benevolently toward the self" (Hall & Fincham 2005: 622).

The novel Forgive Give, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick describes the life of a high schooler who was raped, bullied, and ignored by his former best friend, Asher Beal. After waking up on his 18th birthday, Leonard Peacock sat down for breakfast and noticed a P-38 World War II Nazi handgun next to his oatmeal; this is the day Leonard Peacock planned to kill Asher Beal and himself. Leonard attended high school the day he planned to follow through with the attack, passing Asher Beal many times throughout the day, he let Asher know it would be his last day. Leonard received very little support from his family which contributed to his deep depression. Herr Silverman, Leonards

The encouragement of forgiveness in one way or another is a universal concept of the Christian religion. However, cultural dispositions of forgiveness are cultivated differently for blacks and whites in America. The message of forgiveness within the context of catastrophic violence and loss is emphatically expressed in Black churches all across America. An example of this message includes the Sunday school lesson called, “A Love That Forgives”, prepared for students at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Al on September 15, 1963. Ironically, that same day there was a racial bombing, killing four little girls. Reverend Martin Luther King, who conducted a speech before the burial of the four little girls said, "We must develop and

Everyone has the control within them to forgive or not to forgive someone. Forgiveness comes down to taking responsibility for the choices we make and doing what we believe is right. By forgiving others, authority of our own lives can be regained by letting go of the conflicting objects from the past and moving into a more significant direction. The world today is full of conflict and people are being hurt every day. Conflict is seen today in politics, between countries, and between your average everyday people. Conflicts such as those listed above are often shaping the atmosphere we live in and shaping the person we are today. We can see that forgiveness is a place to start when trying to resolve conflicts, but not everyone will

The cornerstone of the Christian faith is that of forgiveness. Forgiveness is an area in our lives that many of us can struggle with simply because we have to overcome our own pain and suffering that another person has inflicted on us. It also may be believes by many that forgiveness is to forget or condone the person for what they did but, according to the article, “To forgive is to offer mercy to someone who has acted unjustly and then be able to look at the person who violated us and give them mercy.”(Enright & Magnusin, 2008, p. 114)

When I enrolled in Religion and Social Justice, I was not entirely sure what to expect.

The claims made by the objections have some good points made such that resentment is problematic and it should naturally dissipate when forgiveness is in order. However, through further analysis on the subject matter as well as comparison between the contemporary philosophers and Confucian ideas, one can see the truth behind resentment and forgiveness.

Forgiveness is a hard thing to give because forgiveness of another human being involves having you to forgive yourself. It seems a lot easier to withhold forgiveness and remain a victim. The forgiveness that I have given away or I have received has shaped who I am today, therefore becoming a part of me.