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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... religious experience : the sinner appears , confesses to Father Ted [ Koppel ] and seeks absolution from the television audience . " The report continues that one " supplicant " was Janet Cooke , a Washington Post reporter who ...
... religious experience : the sinner appears , confesses to Father Ted [ Koppel ] and seeks absolution from the television audience . " The report continues that one " supplicant " was Janet Cooke , a Washington Post reporter who ...
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... religious , rather than a civic , course . From a sociological and human viewpoint , this deficiency in civic repentance is damaging to the moral foundations of society and unjust to those involved . We must expect that individuals who ...
... religious , rather than a civic , course . From a sociological and human viewpoint , this deficiency in civic repentance is damaging to the moral foundations of society and unjust to those involved . We must expect that individuals who ...
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... religion - based social order has weak- ened with the onset of modernity and rise in secular thinking.13 Theo- ries that have been proposed include a reliance on the state and its policing powers , and economic inducement ( contracts ...
... religion - based social order has weak- ened with the onset of modernity and rise in secular thinking.13 Theo- ries that have been proposed include a reliance on the state and its policing powers , and economic inducement ( contracts ...
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... religious context is a rather clearly understood con- cept , at least in the Judeo - Christian tradition and several ... religious to the moral culture . Other religious concepts have made a similar journey of transposi- tion , and have ...
... religious context is a rather clearly understood con- cept , at least in the Judeo - Christian tradition and several ... religious to the moral culture . Other religious concepts have made a similar journey of transposi- tion , and have ...
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... religious traditions , is frequently employed by conflict resolution and mediation mavens in the absence of any religious attribution . Ges- tures of reconciliation , for instance , were attributed to both the Ameri- cans and the ...
... religious traditions , is frequently employed by conflict resolution and mediation mavens in the absence of any religious attribution . Ges- tures of reconciliation , for instance , were attributed to both the Ameri- cans and the ...
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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