Potts, Matthew Ichihashi
Forgiveness: An Alternative Account
- ISBN 13:
- 9780300259858
- author:
- Potts, Matthew Ichihashi
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Yale University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 15.6 centimetres
- Genre:
- Religion, Christianity, Christian Theology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Forgiveness An Alternative Account by Matthew Ichihashi Potts is a deeply researched exploration of the complex moral terrain of forgiveness. Potts argues that forgiveness has often been used as a means to assuage the conscience of power, rather than as an instrument for healing or justice. Drawing on a wide range of literary and philosophical texts, including novels by Kazuo Ishiguro, Marilynne Robinson, Louise Erdrich, and Toni Morrison, Potts examines the role of forgiveness in the face of injustice and loss. He contends that forgiveness is not about reconciling with those who have wronged us, but rather about refusing retaliatory violence through practices of penitence and grief. Through this nuanced analysis, Potts reveals the enduring promise of forgiveness as a means of living with and in the losses we cannot recover.
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