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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... action , and personal responsibility . Some religions , as essays collected in this volume show , lean fairly far in the direction of presuming some superior force that shapes the direction of our lives . ( It is this kind of thinking ...
... action , and personal responsibility . Some religions , as essays collected in this volume show , lean fairly far in the direction of presuming some superior force that shapes the direction of our lives . ( It is this kind of thinking ...
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... action to " victimology " has been to acknowledge that while there are external factors that mitigate guilt , no one is wholly exempt from tak- ing responsibility for his or her wrongful acts , or from achieving re- pentance with regard ...
... action to " victimology " has been to acknowledge that while there are external factors that mitigate guilt , no one is wholly exempt from tak- ing responsibility for his or her wrongful acts , or from achieving re- pentance with regard ...
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... action groups , as well as numer- ous hybrids . In fact , most successful social entities are some mixture of the three elements — for instance , our best hospitals , universities , museums , and charities . In deliberating repentance ...
... action groups , as well as numer- ous hybrids . In fact , most successful social entities are some mixture of the three elements — for instance , our best hospitals , universities , museums , and charities . In deliberating repentance ...
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... Action ( New York : McGraw - Hill , 1937 ) ; Robert Bellah , The Good Society ( New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 1991 ) ; Ami- tai Etzioni , The New Golden Rule ( New York : Basic Books , 1997 ) . 15. For a discussion of the way such ...
... Action ( New York : McGraw - Hill , 1937 ) ; Robert Bellah , The Good Society ( New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 1991 ) ; Ami- tai Etzioni , The New Golden Rule ( New York : Basic Books , 1997 ) . 15. For a discussion of the way such ...
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... actions . True , in some of its forms , the doctrine of original sin seems to qualify this key premise . Yet , sometimes recognizing the paradox involved , the overwhelming consensus of Christian theology is that however the human will ...
... actions . True , in some of its forms , the doctrine of original sin seems to qualify this key premise . Yet , sometimes recognizing the paradox involved , the overwhelming consensus of Christian theology is that however the human will ...
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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