scholarly journals The Narrative Architecture of Political Forgiveness

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 433-447
Author(s):  
Molly Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Political Forgiveness

Health and Mental Health Effects of Political Forgiveness--Reconciliation in Iraqi Refugees

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim A. Kira ◽  
Thom Templin ◽  
Linda Lewandowski ◽  
Hammad Adnan ◽  
Mohanesh Jamal
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Iraqi Refugees ◽  
Political Forgiveness ◽  
Mental Health Effects

The Athenian Reconciliation Agreement of 403 bce and its Legacy for Greek City-States in the Classical and Hellenistic Ages

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Joyce
Keyword(s):  
Civil Conflict ◽  
Greek City ◽  
Political Forgiveness ◽  
The Law ◽  
City States ◽  
Robust Procedures ◽  
Greek World

This chapter surveys amnesty agreements throughout the Greek world in the Classical and Hellenistic ages and argues that in many the principle of political forgiveness was both important and necessary when reconciling communities in the aftermath of civil conflict. The most successful amnesties were those which made use of the law and prohibited the revisiting of old grievances which led to or stemmed from a period of internal strife. Where and when exceptions were made to this rule they normally had to be spelled out in the terms of a treaty. The methods by which individual cities put this principle into effect varied widely, but the most famous and enduring example, the Athenian amnesty of 403 BCE, illustrates that a community could only successfully reconcile if its citizens were willing to forgo vindictive instincts which otherwise would have destabilised it. Robust procedures were put in place to restrain vengeance and protect the rights of individuals.

Political Forgiveness

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-254
Author(s):  
Pan-chiu Lai
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Public Issue ◽  
Reinhold Niebuhr ◽  
Political Forgiveness ◽  
Christian Churches

The recent protest in Hong Kong since summer 2019 makes political forgiveness an urgent public issue facing the Christian churches. Through a contextual and multidisciplinary dialogue with Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971), this study argues for a realistic understanding that political forgiveness is possible as well as desirable, which should be based on a dialectical view of human nature, rather than a naïve and optimistic view of human compassion. This realistic understanding of political forgiveness is grounded on Niebuhr’s thought and relevance to the Hong Kong context.

Forgiveness

Philosophy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Continental Philosophy ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Philosophical Literature ◽  
Political Forgiveness ◽  
Self Forgiveness ◽  
Normative Status

There is by now an enormous, and growing, philosophical literature on forgiveness. Since at least Downie 1965 (cited under Forgiveness and Virtue), philosophers have produced articles, monographs, encyclopedia entries, and anthologized collections of essays on the conceptual, normative, phenomenological, and social-political nature of forgiveness. Much of this literature may be categorized as follows: General Overviews, Historical Sources, Emotions of Forgiveness, Acts of Forgiveness, Political Forgiveness, Self-Forgiveness, Feminist Approaches to Forgiveness, Forgiveness in Continental Philosophy, Forgiveness and Punishment, the Normative Status of Forgiveness, Third-Party Forgiveness, Paradoxes of Forgiveness, and God and Forgiveness. While no attempt has been made to canvass all the philosophical literature on the topic, and there is considerable overlap between the sections of this article, the following annotated citations aim to provide a guide to much of that literature.

Talking politics, talking forgiveness

2010 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Philip Barnes
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Political Forgiveness ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Christian Love ◽  
The Church ◽  
Political Realm

AbstractThe aim of this article is to provide a provisional review and evaluation of recent Christian endorsements of the notion of political forgiveness. Attention is given to the doctrine of forgiveness in the New Testament and to its distinctive theological grammar. The chief theological features of Christian accounts of political forgiveness are outlined, before a number of weaknesses in the literature are identified and discussed. The implication of our discussion is that Christian love is expressed in two different ways, that of forgiveness upon repentance within the church and that of justice tempered by mercy in the socio-political realm.

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