UID:
(DE-602)almafu_9958352066302883
Format:
1 online resource(272 p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, 2015. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780231540124
Series Statement:
Religion, Culture, and Public Life
Content:
One can love and not forgive, or out of love decide not to forgive. Or one can forgive but not love, or choose to forgive but not love the ones forgiven. Love and forgiveness follow parallel and largely independent paths, a truth we fail to acknowledge when we pressure others to both love and forgive. Though it is hard to imagine a peaceful world without love and forgiveness, individuals in conflict, sparring social and ethnic groups, warring religious communities, and insecure nations often do not need to pursue love and forgiveness to achieve peace of mind and heart. They need to remain attentive and attuned to the needs of others, an alertness that prompts either love or forgiveness to respond. By reorienting our perception of these enduring phenomena, the contributors to this volume inspire new theoretical and practical applications for love and forgiveness in an increasingly globalized and no longer quite secular world.With contributions by the renowned French philosophers Jacques Derrida and Jean-Luc Marion, the poet Haleh Liza Gafori, and scholars of religion (Leora Batnitzky, Nils F. Schott, Hent de Vries), psychoanalysis (Albert Mason, Orna Ophir), political philosophy (Sari Nusseibeh), and the Bible and literature (Regina Schwartz), this anthology reconstructs the historical and conceptual lineage of love and forgiveness and their fraught relationship over time. By examining how we have used--and misused--these concepts, the authors hope to promote a better understanding of their nature and ability to unite different individuals and emerging groups around a shared engagement for freedom and equality, peace and solidarity.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface and acknowledgments --
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HUMAN ALERT. Concepts and Practices of Love and Forgiveness --
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1. ORANGE ALERT --
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2. WHAT LOVE KNOWS --
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3. UNPOWER. An Interview with Hugues Choplin --
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4. REVENGE, FORGIVENESS, AND LOVE --
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5. LOVE AND LAW. Some Th oughts on Judaism and Calvinism --
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6. “A MOTHER TO ALL”. Love and the Institution of Community in Augustine --
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7. LOOKING EVIL IN THE EYE/I. The Interminable Work of Forgiveness --
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8. BEYOND RIGHT AND WRONG. An Exploration of Justice and Forgiveness --
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9. REMARKS ON LOVE --
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10. TO FORGIVE. The Unforgivable and the Imprescriptible --
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11. THOUGHTS ON LOVE --
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12. THE PASSIONATE UTTERANCE OF LOVE --
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Suggested Reading --
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Contributors --
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Index --
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Backmatter
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In English.
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.7312/de-v17022
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.7312/de-v17022
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