Forgiveness, pardon and justice: Critical reflections on Eric Lomax's The Railway Man
This piece examines the famous event whereby Eric Lomax, author of The Railway Man, forgives the Japanese interpreter, Nagase, for his involvement in his torture in 1943. I consider the circumstances of the torture, Nagase's penitence and the protracted process of Lomax's forgiveness. I ex...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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| In: |
Theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 121, Issue: 5, Pages: 341-347 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBK Soteriology NBM Doctrine of Justification NCB Personal ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Forgiveness
B Atonement B Torture B unforgivable B Pardon |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
