Becoming a forgiving person : a pastoral perspective / [print]
Henry Close.
- New York : Haworth Pastoral Press, (c)2004.
- xiii, 131 pages ; 23 cm.
The dilemma : how could I forgive a friend who betrayed me? -- Offenses against freedom : my choices are limited -- Offenses against self-esteem : I feel humiliated -- Offenses against intimacy : I have been betrayed -- What about revenge? -- Is an apology necessary? -- Questions -- How I create my inner world -- One example : Terry Dobson's story -- The many facets of who I am -- One example : Simon Wiesenthal's story -- Forgiving offenses against freedom -- Forgiving offenses against self-esteem -- Forgiving offenses against intimacy -- Pulling it all together -- Is reconciliation necessary? -- Forgiving myself : forgiving the person I used to be -- Painting lessons.