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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... Tradition 96 Mahmoud Ayoub 7 A Buddhist Approach to Repentance Malcolm David Eckel 8 Repentance , Punishment , and Mercy Jeffrie G. Murphy 122 143 9 Repentance in Criminal Procedure : The Ritual Affirmation of V Table of Contents.
... Tradition 96 Mahmoud Ayoub 7 A Buddhist Approach to Repentance Malcolm David Eckel 8 Repentance , Punishment , and Mercy Jeffrie G. Murphy 122 143 9 Repentance in Criminal Procedure : The Ritual Affirmation of V Table of Contents.
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A Comparative Perspective Amitai Etzioni. 9 Repentance in Criminal Procedure : The Ritual Affirmation of Community Robert Wuthnow Index About the Editors About the Contributors 171 187 193 195 Acknowledgments First and foremost , I would ...
A Comparative Perspective Amitai Etzioni. 9 Repentance in Criminal Procedure : The Ritual Affirmation of Community Robert Wuthnow Index About the Editors About the Contributors 171 187 193 195 Acknowledgments First and foremost , I would ...
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... criminals . Yet even after these offenders have paid their dues to society in full , there are still no estab- lished social processes through which they can be restored to full and legitimate membership in the community . For example ...
... criminals . Yet even after these offenders have paid their dues to society in full , there are still no estab- lished social processes through which they can be restored to full and legitimate membership in the community . For example ...
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... criminals , by contrast , face the techno- logical advances of fingerprint tracking , DNA analysis , and rapidly growing databases . Without formal rehabilitation , it is much more dif- ficult to achieve civic repentance in today's ...
... criminals , by contrast , face the techno- logical advances of fingerprint tracking , DNA analysis , and rapidly growing databases . Without formal rehabilitation , it is much more dif- ficult to achieve civic repentance in today's ...
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... criminals , and even friends and spouses , have doubts as to the motivation behind such expressions . One might think that a possible reason why civic repentance is so rare is that remorse is doomed to be suspect in a world of public ...
... criminals , and even friends and spouses , have doubts as to the motivation behind such expressions . One might think that a possible reason why civic repentance is so rare is that remorse is doomed to be suspect in a world of public ...
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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