The Faces of Forgiveness: Searching for Wholeness and Salvation
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801026245 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 270 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Unfortunately, there has been little effort to combine a Christian understanding of forgiveness with psychology. The authors argue that forgiveness should take a central role in our understanding of salvation because it is warranted by the Bible and engages our postmodern context.Pastors, psychologists, family counselors, and students of psychology and theology will find The Faces of Forgiveness a helpful resource.. The Faces of Forgiveness, winner of the Narramore Award from the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, steps in to fill this void.The authors fuse Christian forgiveness and psychology with the unifying motif of the face; thereby building on the considerable psychological research linking emotions related to forgiveness with the human face. At a deepe
Shults and Sandage are the coauthors of The Faces of Forgiveness, winner of the Narramore Award from the Christian Association for Psychological Studies. Sandage (Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University), a licensed psychologist, is the Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Pastoral Psychology and Theology at Boston University and director of the Danielsen Research Center at the Danielsen Institute.
About the AuthorF. LeRon Shults (Ph.D., Princeton University; Ph.D., Walden University) is professor of theology at Agder University in Kristiansand, Norway, and the author of several books, including Reforming the Doctrine of God and Reforming Theological Anthropology. Steven J. Sandage (Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University), a licensed psychologist, is the Albert and Jessie Danielsen Professor of Pastoral Psychology and Theology at Boston University and director of the Danielsen Research Center at the Danielsen Institute. . Shults and Sandage are the coauthors of The Faces of Forgiveness, winner of the Narramore Award f
Excellent F. LeRon Shults and Steven Sandage have written a masterpiece in this book that deserves the consideration of all who would claim to have a biblical understanding of forgiveness.The book is called 'the Faces of Forgiveness' as an important part of the book is the concept of 'facing' each other in community and forigiveness which leads to true heali. Theology of Facing Nancy P. Olson The authors state that their "overarching goal for the book is twofold: 1) to demonstrate the explanatory power of facial hermeneutics; and 2) to illuminate the transforming reality of forgiveness as we search for wholeness and salvation" (pg.24).The authors had five things they felt their book said that had not already been said by other authors o. "Very Interesting / Compelling" according to Joseph Valentine Dworak. Sandage and Shults blend two seperate expertise - therapy and theology into a good book on the topic of forgiveness. This book delves into the biblical concept of 'facing' reflecting the face of God to other people through your own face. And, this book stresses the need to forgive in the redemptive power that is found in community. Shults is at the