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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Amitai Etzioni; David E Carney |
ISBN: | 0847684709 9780847684700 0847684717 9780847684717 |
OCLC Number: | 1027371278 |
Description: | 224 pages |
Contents: | Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Repentance and Forgiveness: A Christian Perspective Chapter 4 Godly Sorrow, Sorrow of the World: Some Christian Thoughts on Repentance Chapter 5 From Sacrifice to Sacrament: Repentance in a Christian Context Chapter 6 Repentance in Judaism Chapter 7 Fire in the Atman: Repentance in Hinduism Chapter 8 Repentance in the Islamic Tradition Chapter 9 Repentance, Punishment, and Mercy Chapter 10 Repentance in Criminal Procedure: The Ritual Affirmation of Community Chapter 11 Index |
Responsibility: | edited by Amitai Etzioni with David E. Carney. |
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This is an engaging and provocative book which successfully provides the cultural and religious resources for a revived practice of repentance in contemporary civic society. Repentance is a wake-up call to revive the public practices of repentance, restitution, and reconciliation in order to heal many of the deep problems within our body politic. -- Mark I. Wallace, Swarthmore College Once again, Amitai Etzioni deserves our gratitude. Repentance is a valuable contribution to the emerging debate on civil society. -- David Blankenhorn, president, Institute for American Values Read more...
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