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- Forgiveness - Religious aspects - Christianity
The art of forgiveness : theological reflections on healing and reconciliation
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog8408
- Author
- Muller-Fahrenholz, Geiko, 1940-
- Publication Date
- c1997
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BT 795 M8 1997
- Place
- Geneva
- Publisher
- WCC Publications
- Publication Date
- c1997
- Physical_Description
- xi, 106 p. ; 21.5 x 13.3 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "By] Geiko Muller-Fahrenholz".
- Translation and revision of: Vergebung macht frei. Frankfurt am Main: Lembeck, 1996.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "This book grows out of the conviction that, as the author says, `it is necessary to think about forgiveness not in spite of Auschwitz but because of Auschwitz'. Drawing on the biblical tradition and church history ... [he] shows how the idea of forgiveness has been distorted, abused and largely lost, and why it is of ultimate importance to reclaim this healing art, not only in personal relations but especially also in the relations between nations and peoples. He devotes one chapter to a careful analysis of the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission set up after the end of apartheid in South Africa and its relevance to many other situations of deeply rooted hostility and conflict in the world today" -- back cover.
- Contents divided into two main parts: Mirrors of Mercy: The Theological Basis -- Deep Remembering in Politics and Public Life.
- Contents: Introduction dated Bremen, January 1997 / Geiko Muller-Fahrenholz -- The Bible and Forgiveness -- Distortions in Church History -- Futile Approaches to Guilt -- Setting Each Other Free -- The Go-Between Factor -- The Art of Re-Membering -- Forgiveness and Politics -- Towards Deep Remembering -- Collective Memories -- How Can Collectives Communicate ? -- Forgiving and Giving Up in Political Life -- Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa -- Appendix: An Art that Can be Learned : Summary of a Seminar with Body Exercises.
- Added Entry
- World Council of Churches
- Subjects
- Reconciliation - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Forgiveness - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Reconciliation - South Africa
- South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- ISBN
- 2-8254-1224-4
- Call Number
- BT 795 M8 1997
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
Becoming human
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog3948
- Author
- Vanier, Jean, 1928-2019
- Publication Date
- 1998
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BD 450 V26 1998
- Author
- Vanier, Jean, 1928-2019
- Place
- Toronto ON
- Publisher
- Anansi
- Publication Date
- 1998
- Physical_Description
- 166 [+1] p. ; 20.2 x 12.5 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "[By] Jean Vanier".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "This book is essentially five talks that I gave on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio program 'Ideas', the 1998 Massey Lectures, commissioned by the CBC and Massey College of the University of Toronto. I have made slight corrections and a few additions for greater clarity as a printed text". -- Intro. p. [1].
- "In this provocative work, Jean Vanier shares his profoundly human vision for creating a common good that radically changes our communities, our relationships, and ourselves. He proposes that by opening ourselves to outsiders, those we perceive as weak, different, or inferior, we can achieve true personal and societal freedom. Our society shuns weakness and glorifies strength. By embracing weakness, however, we learn new ways of living and discover greater compassion, trust, and understanding. This spirit of inclusion has extraordinary implications for the way we live our lives and build our communities". -- back cover.
- Contents: Introduction -- Loneliness -- Belonging -- From Exclusion to Inclusion : A Path of Healing -- The Path to Freedom -- Forgiveness -- Notes -- The CBC Massey Lecture Series.
- Series
- CBC Massey lecture series
- Subjects
- Philosophical anthropology
- Humanity
- Loneliness - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Disabled - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Forgiveness - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Community (Religion)
- Social isolation - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Social integration - Religious aspects - Christianity
- ISBN
- 0-88784-631-9
- Call Number
- BD 450 V26 1998
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
Beyond impunity : an ecumenical approach to truth, justice and reconciliation
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog3500
- Author
- Jacques, Genevieve
- Publication Date
- c2000
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- OTCH
- Call Number
- BR 115 J8 J3 2000
- Author
- Jacques, Genevieve
- Place
- Geneva
- Publisher
- WCC Publications
- Publication Date
- c2000
- Physical_Description
- x, 61 p. ; 21.5 x 13.5 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Genevieve Jacques".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "The present study by Genevieve Jacques grows out of the ongoing ecumenical reflection supported by the WCC's Commission of the Churches on International Affairs and drawing on the insights and experiences in many different situations. .... Significantly, however, this study goes beyond the purely legal and political aspects of impunity to explore the essential links between truth and memory, justice and reconciliation. Drawing especially on the experience of South Africa and Guatemala ..... This obviously raises the question of the relationship between justice and reconciliation or forgiveness. This is addressed in the third part of the present study, which probably represents its most penetrating contribution" -- Preface, pp. v-vi.
- Contents: Preface / Konrad Raiser -- Introduction / Dwain Epps -- What is Impunity ? -- Truth and Memory -- Justice and Forgiveness -- The Prospect of Reconciliation.
- Added Entry
- Epps, Dwain C., d. 2022
- Subjects
- Justice
- Reconciliation
- Christianity and justice
- Reconciliation - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Forgiveness - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Impunity - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Criminal liability - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Truthfulness and falsehood - Religious aspects - Christianity
- South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Guatemala. Historical Clarification Commission
- ISBN
- 2-8254-1321-6
- Call Number
- BR 115 J8 J3 2000
- Location
- OTCH
Child sexual abuse and the Churches
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog2952
- Author
- Parkinson, Patrick, 1958-
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- U. of T. Libraries
- Call Number
- HQ 72 P3C4 1997
- Author
- Parkinson, Patrick, 1958-
- Place
- London
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Physical_Description
- xiv, 287 p. ; 19.8 x 12.6 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "[By] Patrick Parkinson".
- Includes bibliographical endnotes and index.
- Bibliography: p. 283-284.
- Written by an Australian and dealing mostly with Australian examples. The author "maintains that all churches -- Protestant and Catholic alike -- must face this problem and break their silence about the issue. Drawing on the latest research and the moving stories of many many victims, he explores why child sexual abuse occurs, its effects on victims and the issues arising when abuse is suspected in a church setting. He explains why the churches have been reluctant to deal with the issue in the past, and how specific incidents can be handled pastorally and legally in order to provide a safe environment for children in the future." - back cover.
- Contents divided into three main parts: I: Understanding Child Sexual Abuse -- II: Pastoral Issues -- III: The Churches' Response for Christians.
- Contents: Foreword / Jim Thompson, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Chairperson of the Church of England's Board of Social Responsibility -- Preface dated Sydney, 1996 / Patrick Parkinson -- 1. Breaking the Silence -- Part I: Understanding Child Sexual Abuse -- 2. The Nature and Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse -- 3. The Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse -- 4. The Process of Victimisation -- 5. Controversies About Child Sexual Abuse -- Part II: Pastoral Issues -- 6. The Effects of Child Sexual Abuse -- 7. The Struggle of Faith -- 8. Forgiveness -- Part III: The Churches' Response for Christians -- 9. Issues in Child Protection for Christians -- 10. Disclosure, Investigation and the Legal Process -- 11. When Ministers Sin -- 12. Making Churches Safer for Children -- Notes -- Further Reading and Resources -- Index.
- Author is "Associate Professor of Law at the University of Sydney and previously taught at the University of Wales in Cardiff. He is a specialist in family law and child protection, and advises churches on this issue. He is currently chairing a major review of child protection legislation in New South Wales". -- back cover.
- Subjects
- Child sexual abuse - Australia
- Child sexual abuse - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Child sexual abuse - Prevention
- Child sexual abuse by clergy
- Child abuse - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Forgiveness - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Sexually abused children - Pastoral counseling of
- Clergy - Sexual behavior
- Clergy - Ethics
- ISBN
- 0-3340-630159
- Call Number
- HQ 72 P3C4 1997
- Location
- U. of T. Libraries
`Devastating' reading
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article30347
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2003 January
- Volume
- 129
- Issue
- 1
- Page
- 6
- Notes
- The Christian yearning for reconciliation can lead to damaging pressure on sex abuse victims to forgive their abusers, the churches of Britain and Ireland have been warned. From ENI.
- Subjects
- Gamble, David
- Forgiveness - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Sexual abuse - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Reconciliation - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Time for Action
Do monsters lurk in our own hearts ?
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article27535
- Author
- Shore, Edith B. Clift, 1936-
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1995 October
- Author
- Shore, Edith B. Clift, 1936-
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1995 October
- Volume
- 121
- Issue
- 8
- Page
- 9
- Notes
- The author, who is past president of the Church Council on Justice and Corrections, reflects on public response to the case of the "Turners of New Brunswick who were sentenced to 16 years in jail for their responsibility in the tragic death by starvation of their three-year-old son." She asks us to consider if our anger reflects our fear that we might also be capable of similar evil. "Our exposure to criminals and criminal behavior challenges us at the deepest level of our being, When Jesus ate with sinners and tax-collectors, people criticized. They asked the disciples, `Why does your teacher eat with sinners ?' They wondered if Jesus was a good person or not. The people in Miramichi, N.B., wondered the same thing about Rev. Wilfred Langmaid, who accompanied the Turners to the courtroom during their trial".
- Subjects
- Criminal justice, Administration of - Canada
- Criminal justice, Administration of - Canada - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Forgiveness - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Langmaid, Wilfred
Do monsters lurk in our own hearts ?
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article37676
- Author
- Shore, Edith Blanche Clift, 1936-2015
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1995 October
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 1995 October
- Volume
- 121
- Issue
- 8
- Page
- 9
- Notes
- The author, who is past president of the Church Council on Justice and Corrections, reflects on public response to the case of the "Turners of New Brunswick who were sentenced to 16 years in jail for their responsibility in the tragic death by starvation of their three-year-old son." She asks us to consider if our anger reflects our fear that we might also be capable of similar evil. "Our exposure to criminals and criminal behavior challenges us at the deepest level of our being, When Jesus ate with sinners and tax-collectors, people criticized. They asked the disciples, `Why does your teacher eat with sinners ?' They wondered if Jesus was a good person or not. The people in Miramichi, N.B., wondered the same thing about Rev. Wilfred Langmaid, who accompanied the Turners to the courtroom during their trial".
- Subjects
- Criminal justice, Administration of - Canada
- Criminal justice, Administration of - Canada - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Forgiveness - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Langmaid, Wilfred (Wilfred Maxwell), 1960-
Forgiven and forgiving
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog3485
- Author
- Countryman, L. William (Louis William), 1941-
- Publication Date
- 1998
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 4647 F55 C68 1998
- Place
- Harrisburg PA
- Publisher
- Morehouse Publishing
- Publication Date
- 1998
- Physical_Description
- 134 p. ; 21.5 x 14 cm.
- Material Type
- Book : Paper
- Notes
- "[By] L. William Countryman".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "A study guide for this book is available on the Internet at www.morehousegroup.com" -- verso of t.-p.
- "Forgiveness is not a step-by-step process, but one of conversion and of seeing God's way. Once you discover the depth of God's love and the knowledge that deep down you are forgiven, you can see the world anew. And only when you accept God's forgiveness can you offer it to others". -- back cover.
- Contents: Why Forgiveness ? -- Forgiveness: Not Quite What You Thought -- Forgiving Oneself -- Forgiving One Another: Opportunity or Demand ? -- Forgiveness Builds the Future -- Some Practical Problems -- The Forgiving Spirit -- Forgiveness and the Life of Faith -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements.
- Author is "an Episcopal priest".
- Subjects
- Forgiveness - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Forgiveness - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
- Apologies - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Apologies - Religious aspects - Episcopal Church
- ISBN
- 0-8192-1734-4 (pbk.)
- Call Number
- BV 4647 F55 C68 1998
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
Healing as empowerment : discovering grace in community
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog4977
- Author
- Jesudasan, Usha
- Publication Date
- [2005]
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- U. of T. Libraries
- Call Number
- BT 732.5 J48 2005
- Author
- Jesudasan, Usha
- Place
- Geneva
- Publisher
- World Council of Churches
- Publication Date
- [2005]
- Physical_Description
- 92 p. : col. ill
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Usha Jesudasan [and] Gert Ruppell".
- In this book "we offer a collection of stories told by participants from Asian, African and Latin American consultations organised by the staff responsible for Mission and Evangelism in the World Council of Churches in preparation for the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME). The importance of these consultations was that they gave space for participants to share their spiritual journey as well as their personal and communal stories of healing, reconciliation and life-changing empowerment with each other. `Healing as Empowerment' aims at making these stories, from a wide variety of cultural and social contexts, available to a broader audience of readers for their own process in and reflection on God's healing and reconciling grace". -- Intro.
- "The call to healing is also a call for change in the relationship of Christians and their churches to others round them, and to the world itself. Positive responses to this calling offer potential for life-transforming empowerment in the lives of individuals and in the life of the world." -- back cover.
- Contents: Introduction -- Acknowledgement -- Issues in healing -- Healing as a need -- Healing through prayer -- Healing that empowers -- Healing through forgiveness and reconciliation -- Healing that comes through sacrifice -- The role of community in healing -- The need in all creation for healing -- Appendix.
- Contents of Appendix: Pastoral Guidelines on Healing Ministries in Local Congregations and Health Services : 15 Key Points for Orientation : Paper written in conjunction with the WCC Conference on Health, Faith and Healing, Achimota, Ghana, 2002 / Dietrich Werner.
- Each section end with one page and short sub-sections: "For you to reflect", "For you to discuss", "For you to meditate".
- Added Entry
- Ruppell, Gert
- Werner, Dietrich
- World Council of Churches. Commission on World Mission and Evangelism
- Subjects
- Spiritual healing
- Community - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Mission of the church
- Healing - Religious aspects
- Healing - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Forgiveness - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Reconciliation - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Christianity
- ISBN
- 2-8254-1439-5
- Call Number
- BT 732.5 J48 2005
- Location
- U. of T. Libraries
The Hidden shame of the church : sexual abuse of children and the church
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog3905
- Author
- O'Grady, Ron
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BV 4392.5 O47 2001
- Author
- O'Grady, Ron
- Place
- Geneva
- Publisher
- WCC Publications
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Physical_Description
- ix, 73 p.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents include: Appendix : Church Protocols.
- "Christians have been shocked at recent media reports of clergy sexually abusing children. This book records the shameful events of the past decade and asks, how could this happen in church ? `Many people in the church will not want to hear these stories,' says the author. `But hiding the truth, or hiding from the truth, is not a responsible option for Christians.' The book discusses traditional church teaching on children, sexuality and forgiveness, and asks whether these must be reformed if children are to be protected. Ron O'Grady is currently the honorary president of ECPAT International (End Child Prostitution in Asian Tourism) the organization which deals with issues of child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking in children". -- back cover.
- Series
- Risk book series ; 94
- Subjects
- Child sexual abuse - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Child sexual abuse by clergy
- Child sexual abuse - Prevention
- Sexual ethics - Religious aspects
- Child abuse - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Forgiveness - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Clergy - Sexual behavior
- Pedophilia - Religious aspects - Christianity
- ISBN
- 2-8254-1349-6
- Call Number
- BV 4392.5 O47 2001
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)