Communicating Forgiveness

Communicating Forgiveness
Author: Vincent R. Waldron
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2008
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1412939704

The book organizes and synthesizes existing forgiveness research around a descriptive communication framework, demonstrating how existing psychological research can be enriched by through the application of communication theories, including dialectical and face-management perspectives. For example, exploring how forgiveness is a process of dyadic negotiation, not just an individual's decision.

A Communicative Approach to Conflict, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation

A Communicative Approach to Conflict, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation
Author: Douglas L. Kelley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2018-11-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1351679740

A Communicative Approach to Conflict, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation: Reimagining Our Relationships synthesizes communication and psychology scholarship that focuses on rebuilding ourselves and our relationships when things go "wrong". It provides fresh insights into the burgeoning body of forgiveness research, with an emphasis on community application and reconciliation. Written by award winning scholars in forgiveness communication, the book makes forgiveness and reconciliation research accessible to students in courses focused on personal relationships, conflict, and family studies.

When Should Law Forgive?

When Should Law Forgive?
Author: Martha Minow
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0393651827

“Martha Minow is a voice of moral clarity: a lawyer arguing for forgiveness, a scholar arguing for evidence, a person arguing for compassion.” —Jill Lepore, author of These Truths In an age increasingly defined by accusation and resentment, Martha Minow makes an eloquent, deeply-researched argument in favor of strengthening the role of forgiveness in the administration of law. Through three case studies, Minow addresses such foundational issues as: Who has the right to forgive? Who should be forgiven? And under what terms? The result is as lucid as it is compassionate: A compelling study of the mechanisms of justice by one of this country’s foremost legal experts.

Forgiveness Is a Choice

Forgiveness Is a Choice
Author: Robert D. Enright
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2019-06-11
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1433804808

By demonstrating how forgiveness, approached in the correct manner, benefits the forgiver far more than the forgiven this self-help book benefits people who have been deeply hurt by another and caught in a vortex of anger, depression, and resentment.

The Forgiveness Project

The Forgiveness Project
Author: Marina Cantacuzino
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2015-03-26
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1784500062

Silver Medal Winner in the Essays category of the 2015 Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards What is forgiveness? Are some acts unforgivable? Can forgiveness take the place of revenge? Powerful real-life stories from survivors and perpetrators of crime and violence reveal the true impact of forgiveness on ordinary people worldwide. Exploring forgiveness as an alternative to resentment or retaliation, the storytellers give an honest, moving account of their experiences and what part forgiveness has played in their lives. Despite extreme circumstances, their stories open the door to a society without revenge. All royalties from the sale of this book go to The Forgiveness Project charity.

Practicing Forgiveness

Practicing Forgiveness
Author: Richard S. Balkin
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2020
Genre: Forgiveness
ISBN: 0190937203

In Practicing Forgiveness, the author reviews the contextual and cultural aspects of forgiveness with stories, humor, clinical examples, research, and empirical findings while examining the influence of environment and religion. The content is presented in such a way so as to serve as a resource to both professional mental health providers (who can benefit from the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of working with clients through the forgivenessprocess) and lay readers (who can benefit from the processing and self-help components of the book).

Family Communication

Family Communication
Author: Kathleen M. Galvin
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2008
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

Family Communication: Cohesion and Changeexamines how the communication processes within families affect and are affected by larger social systems. By viewing the family as a communication system with identifiable patterns, the authors encourage students to observe family interaction patterns analytically and relate communication theories to family interaction. Using a framework of family functions, first-person narratives, and current research, Family Communication: Cohesion and Change emphasizes the diversity of today's families in terms of structure, ethnic patterns, and developmental experiences.