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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... tance within the civic culture . The actual story of Janet Cooke further illustrates my main point . Despite considerable remorse and attempts at a reconstructed life , Cooke has had great difficulties in finding employment over all ...
... tance within the civic culture . The actual story of Janet Cooke further illustrates my main point . Despite considerable remorse and attempts at a reconstructed life , Cooke has had great difficulties in finding employment over all ...
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... tance are those of Richard Nixon and Robert McNamara . While Nix- on's Watergate offense was quite a bit more serious than having an extramarital affair or concocting a press report , and his remorse was somewhat scant , he worked ...
... tance are those of Richard Nixon and Robert McNamara . While Nix- on's Watergate offense was quite a bit more serious than having an extramarital affair or concocting a press report , and his remorse was somewhat scant , he worked ...
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... .32 A third component , often overlooked , is actually of critical impor- tance : To fully repent , " sinners " must restructure their lives in line with the prevailing mores.33 It is not enough for an adulterous 124 Amitai Etzioni.
... .32 A third component , often overlooked , is actually of critical impor- tance : To fully repent , " sinners " must restructure their lives in line with the prevailing mores.33 It is not enough for an adulterous 124 Amitai Etzioni.
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... tance are met - perhaps in the case of a young offender who dealt drugs in college but deeply regretted his misdeeds , served a long jail term , and then , ten years later , has had no new scrapes with the law , holds a legitimate job ...
... tance are met - perhaps in the case of a young offender who dealt drugs in college but deeply regretted his misdeeds , served a long jail term , and then , ten years later , has had no new scrapes with the law , holds a legitimate job ...
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... tance from the religious realm to the civic one , yet it cannot , and need not , be simply a transfer . At issue is an important distinction between religious and civic culture that stems from the built - in assumptions about free will ...
... tance from the religious realm to the civic one , yet it cannot , and need not , be simply a transfer . At issue is an important distinction between religious and civic culture that stems from the built - in assumptions about free 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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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