Forgiveness in Christianity

Mary in Early Christianity and Islam

This article explores the life and importance of Mary in Islam and Christianity, aiming at clarifying the criteria for which Mary has been revered in each tradition. It will be shown that Mary in Christianity is almost merely important because she was the mother of Jesus, while the Muslim reverence for her is based on her own noble characteristics. From the Muslim perspective, even if Mary had ...

Christianity and Nature in Europe

Self-forgiveness in romantic relationships: 2. Impact on interpersonal forgiveness

Both self-forgiveness and other-forgiveness are associated with greater relationship satisfaction in romantic relationships. The present research examines whether self-forgiveness for a transgression against the partner leads to greater forgiveness of a subsequent partner transgression, and whether this, in turn, predicts greater relationship satisfaction. Study 1 showed that self-forgiveness p...

Christianity after Freud

Monotheism. The author, in a very convincing and logically sound way, uses Freud's argument to prove the Christian case, but starting from theistic instead of the atheistic major premise. The sections dealing with original sin, and the dispute as to whether it was due to sexuality or pride and aggression, are unusually interesting. This book and Freud and Christianity*, by R. S. Lee, M.A., D.Ph...

Forgiveness V: Forgiveness in Marriage and Cautionary views Forgiveness Within the Context of Marriage

Given the strong emotional dimension of committed relationships it is perhaps not surprising that significant research attention has been focused on the role of forgiveness within marriage and other forms of romantic partnerships. Clinicians who work with couples often find themselves addressing situations in therapy where one partner has hurt the other in some way. So what is the impact of for...