Repentance: A Comparative PerspectiveThere is no consensus about what someone who has violated society's rules must do in order to be fully restored to the community. Although repentance is a prominent idea in religions ranging from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to Buddhism and Hinduism, its use in civic culture is vague and inconsistent. For example, is remorse the same as repentance? Drawing from a variety of religious and civic perspectives, the renowned contributors to this book_from the fields of theology, philosophy, and the social sciences_offer a broad understanding of repentance and its many applications. The essays question the legitimacy of repentance as a religious concept for the civic culture, exploring the way in which the religious origins of repentance might both illuminate and facilitate our civic usage of the idea. Excellent for theologians, philosophers, moral ethicists, and anyone asking, ' Who deserves a second chance?' |
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... Lord God took man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it ” ( Genesis 2:15 ) ; it is the idea that since all of creation belongs to God , and humans only possess things on a condi- tional basis , we should be " stewards ...
... Lord God took man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it ” ( Genesis 2:15 ) ; it is the idea that since all of creation belongs to God , and humans only possess things on a condi- tional basis , we should be " stewards ...
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... Lord's Supper - later the Mass or the Eucharist — which eventually found its way into the English Book of Common Prayer and is used with some variants by a wide variety of denominations and churches . It is quoted at the head of this ...
... Lord's Supper - later the Mass or the Eucharist — which eventually found its way into the English Book of Common Prayer and is used with some variants by a wide variety of denominations and churches . It is quoted at the head of this ...
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... Lord Jesus Christ , Maker of all things , Judge of all men ; We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wicked- ness , Which we , from time to time , most grievously have committed , By thought word and deed , Against thy Divine ...
... Lord Jesus Christ , Maker of all things , Judge of all men ; We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wicked- ness , Which we , from time to time , most grievously have committed , By thought word and deed , Against thy Divine ...
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... Lord . Amen . " After this , everyone in the congregation — the old and the young , the sick and the healthy , the resident and the sojourner , people of all colors and conditions - gather around the table of bread and wine and partake ...
... Lord . Amen . " After this , everyone in the congregation — the old and the young , the sick and the healthy , the resident and the sojourner , people of all colors and conditions - gather around the table of bread and wine and partake ...
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... Lord , Make straight in the desert a highway for our God " ( Isaiah 40 : 3 ) , 5 John the Baptist began his ministry with a generalized call to repentance , couched in inflammatory language : “ O generation of vipers , who has warned ...
... Lord , Make straight in the desert a highway for our God " ( Isaiah 40 : 3 ) , 5 John the Baptist began his ministry with a generalized call to repentance , couched in inflammatory language : “ O generation of vipers , who has warned ...
Contents
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From Sacrifice to Sacrament Repentance in a Christian Context | 43 |
Repentance in Judaism | 60 |
Fire in the Ātman Repentance in Hinduism | 76 |
Repentance in the Islamic Tradition | 96 |
A Buddhist Approach to Repentance | 122 |
Repentance Punishment and Mercy | 143 |
Repentance in Criminal Procedure The Ritual Affirmation of Community | 171 |
Index | 187 |
About the Editors | 193 |
About the Contributors | 195 |
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act of repentance action American Angulimāla anti-Semitic apologize argued attitude Aulén behavior Buddha Buddhist Christ Christian church civic culture civic repentance committed concept of repentance confession contrition crime criminal Dalai Lama Day of Atonement death deeds deterrence Dharma divine Doniger and Smith evil example expiation express faith forgiveness four sights God's grace Gustaf Aulén ḥadīth heart Hindu Hinduism human repentance Imām involves Islam Jesus Jews Judaism Karl Rahner Lord Mahāyāna means mercy moral Muḥammad Muslim offenders one's penance penitent person prayers prison Prophet Protestant punishment Qur'an rehabilitation reintegration religion religious remorse repentance in Judaism response Retribution retributivism ritual role sacraments sacrifice salvation secular seek sense sentence sincere repentance sinner sins Śiva social society sorrow soul story suffering Sufi tance Tawbah Thanissaro Bhikkhu theology tion Torah tradition transgressions true repentance turn University Press Varuņa Vedic victim violation words worship wrong wrongdoer York