The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Pyschology of Forgiveness

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Psychology of Forgiveness brings into conversation research in two separate disciplines, offering readers a comprehensive guide to current forgiveness research. Its 42 chapters, newly commissioned from an internationally acclaimed group of scholars, are divided into five sections:

I. Religious Traditions II. Historic Treatments III. The Nature of Forgiveness IV. Normative Issues V. Empirical Findings

While a principal aim of the Handbook is to provide a guide to the philosophical literature on forgiveness that, ideally, will inform the psychological sciences in developing more philosophically accurate measures and psychological treatments of forgiveness, the volume will be of interest to students and researchers with a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, including philosophy, psychology, theology, religious studies, classics, history, politics, law, and education.