Religion and the Process of Forgiveness in Late Life
In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 129 elderly people in order to examine the process of religiously motivated forgiveness in late life. In particular, the purpose was to see how older people go about forgiving each other, and to explore the role played by religion in this process....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2001
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Review of religious research
Year: 2001, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 252-276 |
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| Summary: | In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 129 elderly people in order to examine the process of religiously motivated forgiveness in late life. In particular, the purpose was to see how older people go about forgiving each other, and to explore the role played by religion in this process. Three major themes emerged from the data having to do with: (1) the factors influencing whether elderly people are willing to forgive others; (2) what transgressors must do to be forgiven; and (3) whether the process of forgiveness is complete (i.e., whether older adults can forget as well as forgive). The implications of these findings for the study of forgiveness and health in late life are explored. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3512569 |