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Preliminary Material / Susan DiVietro and Jordan Kiper -- Introduction: When and When not to Forgive / Jordan Kiper and Susan DiVietro -- Old Order Amish Teaching Children Forgiveness / Angela Kueny and Sandra Cardenas -- The Paradox of Forgiveness: Forgiving the Unforgivable / Ilana Shiloh -- Ritual of Forgiving Communication as Morality Negotiation / Defne Erdem Mete -- Monuments, Memorials and Forgiveness / Leslie Anne Boldt -- Revenge and Forgiveness in Intimate Partner Violence Intervention / Susie DiVietro and Jordan Kiper -- Barriers and Factors Facilitating State Forgiveness among Religious/Spiritual and Secular/Atheist People: A Qualitative Study / Sadaf Akhtar -- A Research Inquiry into the Relation between the Structure of Moral Judgements, the Propensity to Forgive and Justice Preferences / Luis Arturo Pinzon Salcedo , Natalia Silva , Silvia Martínez and Erika Van den Berghe Patiño -- Literary Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Concept of Forgiveness / Francesca Mussi -- Grappling with Forgiveness: Perspectives of Jewish, LGBT and Roma Holocaust Survivors / Boaz Kahana , Eva Kahana and Julia Kay Wolf.

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Demands for forgiveness, even in the face of horrific crimes, were common to the late twentieth century and remain critical aspirations for persons and communities in the early twenty-first century. Research on forgiveness and revenge has nevertheless revealed that many people hold divergent moral and pragmatic beliefs about forgiving, and most survivors express longstanding skepticism about when forgiveness is appropriate and when it is not. By taking an interdisciplinary approach to these issues, the current volume considers the complexities of forgiveness and revenge in the modern world. The chapters address some of the most critical inquiries today: How is forgiveness facilitated or obstructed? What is the role of truth, restitution, reparation or retribution? When is forgiveness without restitution appropriate? Is forgiveness in the true sense of the term even possible? Through empirical, theoretical and literary analyses, this volume addresses the power of revenge and forgiveness in human affairs and offers a unique outlook on the benefits of interdisciplinary discussions for enhancing forgiveness and deterring revenge in multiple aspects of human life.

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