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FORGIVENESS & RECONCILIATION: BOOK REVIEWS or SUMMARIES

 


FORGIVENESS & RECONCILIATION:  BOOK REVIEWS

In the course of conducting research on forgiveness and reconciliation, I have read a number of books. Some I have reviewed are included in this list with links to the reviews.

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Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy  by Kraybill, Nolt, and Weaver-Zercher 


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The Art of Forgiving by Lewis Smedes 


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 Forgive for good: A proven prescription for health and happiness by Fred Luskin 



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 Forgiveness is a Choice:  A step-by-step process for resolving anger and restoring hope  by Robert D. Enright.


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Forgiveness: Psychological Theory, Research, and Practice by Ev Worthington



Forgiveness Therapy: An Empirical Guide For Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope  by Enright and Fitzgibbons 


Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Restoration: Multidisciplinary Studies from a Pentecostal Perspective   Edited by Martin W. Mittelstadt and Geoffrey W. Sutton 


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  Forgiving and Reconciling; Bridges to Wholeness and Hope by Ev Worthington 


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 Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace  by Miroslav Wolf 



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 Handbook of Forgiveness, Second Edition edited by Worthington and Wade

 

Living Well: 10 Big Ideas of Faith and a Meaningful Life by Geoffrey W. Sutton 

(Forgiveness is in Chapter 6) 



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 Moving Forward: Six Steps to Forgiving Yourself and Breaking Free from the Past  by Ev Worthington 



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 No Enemy to Conquer: Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World






The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness by Simon Wiesenthal 



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Left to Tell by Immaculée Ilibagiza

 

 

 

 

 


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Picking Cotton by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton

 

 

 

 

 


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Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand

 

 

 


 

 

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 Key words: Forgiveness, forgiving, forgivingness, Reconciliation, Restoration, Clergy restoration, Group forgiveness, Forgiveness and health, Forgiveness and mental health



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