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Love and Forgiveness for a More Just World
Hent (Ed) de Vries
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Description for Love and Forgiveness for a More Just World
Hardback. Editor(s): Vries, Hent de; Schott, Nils F. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JMAF; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
One can love and not forgive or out of love decide not to forgive. Or one can forgive but not love, or choose to forgive but not love the ones forgiven. Love and forgiveness follow parallel and largely independent paths, a truth we fail to acknowledge when we pressure others to both love and forgive. Individuals in conflict, sparring social and ethnic groups, warring religious communities, and insecure nations often do not need to pursue love and forgiveness to achieve peace of mind and heart. They need to remain attentive to the needs of others, an alertness that prompts either ... Read more
One can love and not forgive or out of love decide not to forgive. Or one can forgive but not love, or choose to forgive but not love the ones forgiven. Love and forgiveness follow parallel and largely independent paths, a truth we fail to acknowledge when we pressure others to both love and forgive. Individuals in conflict, sparring social and ethnic groups, warring religious communities, and insecure nations often do not need to pursue love and forgiveness to achieve peace of mind and heart. They need to remain attentive to the needs of others, an alertness that prompts either ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Religion, Culture and Public Life
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231170222
SKU
V9780231170222
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About Hent (Ed) de Vries
Hent de Vries is director of the Humanities Center at Johns Hopkins University, where he holds the Russ Family Chair in the Humanities and Philosophy. He is also director of the School of Criticism and Theory at Cornell University. He is the author of Minimal Theologies: Critiques of Secular Reason in Theodor W. Adorno and Emmanuel Levinas; Religion and Violence: ... Read more
Reviews for Love and Forgiveness for a More Just World
Engaging scholars in a debate that is situated on the cutting edge of critical theory and contemporary philosophy, Hent de Vries and Nils F. Schott have succeeded beautifully in shifting perspective toward a more totalizing philosophy in conversation with ethics, religion, theology, and literature.
Willemien Otten, University of Chicago This timely and highly stimulating set of essays examines the ... Read more
Willemien Otten, University of Chicago This timely and highly stimulating set of essays examines the ... Read more