Forgiving is a way of healing: Theological approximations1
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Forgiving is a way of healing: Theological approximations1 | |
| Creator | Müller-Fahrenholz, Geiko | |
| Description | By interpreing a contemporary forgiveness story this article seeks to provide a fresh understanding of the classical penitenial theology in "non-religious" terms (D Bonhoeffer). The "exegesis" of the story shows that forgiveness is a process of truthful encounter with the burdens of the past and of mutual liberaion both for the perpetrator and for the vicim in asmuch as it enables both sides to move beyond the bondage of past guilt and traumaization. Restitution and compensaion are seen as an indispensable element in such a process, with the emphasis being not so much on "repairing" the past than on "preparing" a more just and harmonious way forward. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2000-12-14 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v56i4.1803 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 56, No 4 (2000); 1009-1023 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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