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HTS Theological Studies

On-line version ISSN 2072-8050
Print version ISSN 0259-9422

Abstract

SCHEFFLER, Eben. Reflecting on Jesus' teaching on forgiveness from a positive psychological perspective. Herv. teol. stud. [online]. 2015, vol.71, n.1, pp.01-10. ISSN 2072-8050.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v70i1.2982.

In its quest for a non-medical, pro-health approach to psychotherapy, positive psychology surprisingly focuses on concepts that are biblical and specifically present in the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth. In this paper, (1) the teaching of Jesus in the synoptic tradition on forgiveness will be compared to recent positive psychological approaches (e.g. McCullough & Witvliet); attention will be paid to the (2) contexts of forgiveness (interpersonal and/or political); (3) the (philosophical) positive or negative judgement on forgiveness as a positive notion (e.g. the Buddhist concept of karma, [e.g. Arendt, Deridda, Wolterstorff]); (4) the (perceived) positive role of forgiveness in psychotherapy; (5) the 'techniques' or method of forgiveness when the latter seems difficult; and (6) the relation between forgiveness and religion or spirituality.

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