TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smedes,Lewis B
TI  - The art of forgiving: when you need to forgive and don't know how 
SN  - 9780345413444
AV  - BV4647.S637.A786 1997 
PY  - 1997///, 1996
CY  - New York
PB  - Ballantine Books
N1  - I. What we do when we forgive. 1.The three stages --; 2. The sorts of things we forgive --; 3. Forgiving does not mean reunion --; 4. Forgiving does not mean restoring --; 5. Who can do it? II. Why we forgive. 6. The case against forgiving --; 7. In defense of forgiving --; 8. Because it suits us --; 9. For our own sakes. III. Whom we forgive. 10. We only forgive the ones we blame --; 11. Forgiving people who do not say they are sorry --; 12. Forgiving ourselves --; 13. Forgiving God. IV. How we forgive. 14. How God forgives --; 15. Owning our pain --; 16. Taking our time --; 17. We don't have to say so --; 18. We don't have to put up with it --; 19. How often? As often as we need to --; 20. When we are not sure we have done it --; 21. Forgive and remember. Postscript: Just remember this; 2
N2  - Describes the three stages of forgiveness and describes how to forgive using examples drawn from real life
ER  -