The Lived Experience of Forgiveness

Phenomenological and Psychological Perspectives

Steen Halling

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9781978774063
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Philosophy
• Subtopic: Phenomenology in Philosophy

The Lived Experience of Forgiveness: Phenomenological and Psychological Perspectives remedies the absence of systematic research on the experience of forgiveness by bringing together the work of five psychologists, one philosopher, and one theologian. The contributors have researched various aspects of forgiveness through interviews and field work, allowing for a clarification of this topic and providing a basis for evaluating the often-contradictory assertions of the existing literature. Edited by Steen Halling, this volume demonstrates the value of careful study of human experience by examining forgiveness in its various manifestations within a phenomenological framework that strives to set aside and question presuppositions—whether they be religious, philosophical, or psychological—and look at phenomena with fresh eyes. This approach enables a more creative and productive dialogue among the disciplines of psychology, theology, and philosophy, with experience as a common reference point, and thereby leads to a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of forgiveness.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Forgiving the Other
• Shame, Vulnerability, and the Journey to Forgiveness
• Transformative Forgiveness
• “Moving On”
• Forgiveness and Transcendence
• Self-Forgiveness and Self-Acceptance
• Self-Forgiveness
• The Lived Experience of Self-Forgiveness in Psychotherapy‌‌‌‌‌
• Dialogue with Philosophy through Experience
• Phenomenology of Forgiveness in Education
• Bearing Suffering Through Pain to Passage
• Conclusion
• Subject Index
• Name Index
• About the Contributors