{"product_id":"loves-forgiveness-john-lippitt-9780198861836","title":"Love's Forgiveness: Kierkegaard, Resentment, Humility, and Hope","description":"\u003cem\u003eLove's Forgiveness\u003c\/em\u003e combines a discussion of the nature and ethics of forgiveness with a discussion--inspired by Kierkegaard--of the implications of considering interpersonal forgiveness as a 'work of love'. It introduces the reader to some key questions that have exercised recent philosophers of forgiveness, discussing the relationship between forgiveness and an extended notion of resentment; considering whether forgiveness should be conditional or unconditional (showcasing a particular understanding of the latter); and arguing that there are legitimate forms of third party forgiveness. It then introduces the idea of forgiveness as a work of love through a discussion of Kierkegaard, key New Testament passages on forgiveness, and some contemporary work on the philosophy of love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on both philosophy and the New Testament, it offers an understanding of forgiveness that incorporates both agapic love and a proper concern for justice. John Lippitt explores religious and secular uses of key metaphors for forgiveness, and the idea of forgivingness as a character trait, suggesting that seeking to correct for various cognitive biases is key to the development of such a virtue, and connecting it to other putative virtues, such as humility and hope. Lippitt draws on both Kierkegaard's discourse literature and contemporary philosophical work on these latter characteristics, before turning to a discussion of the nature of self-forgiveness. Throughout the book, the philosophical and theological literature is rooted in a discussion of various 'forgiveness narratives', including Helen Prejean's \u003cem\u003eDead Man Walking\u003c\/em\u003e, Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger's \u003cem\u003eSouth of Forgiveness\u003c\/em\u003e, and Ian McEwan's \u003cem\u003eAtonement\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lippitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198861834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198861836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021","brand":"John Lippitt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43943040418047,"sku":"9780198861836","price":87.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8bb968ce-0bd9-4027-9346-b1b15c0917e3.jpg?v=1681495870","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/loves-forgiveness-john-lippitt-9780198861836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}