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Probing the Logic of Forgiveness, Human and Divine1

Mihut, Cristian
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Divine forgiveness
grace
punitive emotions
restorative justice
retributive justice
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Religious ethics
Spirituality and ethics
Methods of ethics
Theological ethics
Philosophical ethics
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Peace-Building and Conflict Resolution
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/4022970
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Abstract
Danaher suggests that doxological justice, grounded in an acute receptivity of the generosity of God, can decenter our current notions of justice. Instead I focus on what might be called doxological forgiveness, that is, grace-responsive forgiveness. The first section argues that a conception of forgiveness which I dub repentance-responsive is compatible with and even requires holding punitive attitudes. The second section sketches the alternative account of grace-responsive forgiveness. Those who embody this virtue have epistemic and theological warrant to entirely disavow punitive emotions. The third section argues that God embodies a grace-responsive forgiveness that undermines retributivism and eclipses repentance-responsive forgiveness.
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2014-08
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SAGE-10.1177/0953946814530226
ISSN-0953-9468
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0953946814530226
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10.1177/0953946814530226
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