The Limits of Forgiveness

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The Limits of Forgiveness is written by Maria Mayo and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1666703559 (ISBN 10) and 9781666703559 (ISBN 13).

Demystifying an unrealistic ideal Maria Mayo questions the contemporary idealization of unconditional forgiveness in three areas of contemporary life: so-called Victim-Offender Mediation involving cases of criminal injury, the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in post-apartheid South Africa, and the pastoral care of victims of domestic violence. She shows that an emphasis on unilateral and unconditional forgiveness puts disproportionate pressure on the victims of injustice or violence and misconstrues the very biblical passages—especially in Jesus’ teaching and actions—on which advocates of unconditional forgiveness rely.