Understanding forgiveness in the lives of religious people: the role of sacred and secular elements
How do religious people think about and make use of forgiveness in their lives? Do religious beliefs promote forgiveness, and if so, how? Through qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with religious individuals (N = 10), we explored the ways religious people think about forgiveness and make us...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2012
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| In: |
Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2012, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 121-140 |
| Further subjects: | B
Forgiveness
B Religion B Religious Commitment |
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| Summary: | How do religious people think about and make use of forgiveness in their lives? Do religious beliefs promote forgiveness, and if so, how? Through qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with religious individuals (N = 10), we explored the ways religious people think about forgiveness and make use of forgiveness to deal with hurtful experiences. Results indicated that for all participants their motivations and strategies to forgive could be classified as both secular and sacred. The results also highlight the specific motivations to forgive and strategies used by religious individuals to achieve forgiveness, even for some terrible injustices. In addition to elaborating the why and how of forgiveness, the results highlight the fact that religious individuals are able to make use of the resources that their religious traditions have to offer while integrating these with secular motivations and strategies. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9737 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2011.560598 |