{"product_id":"forgiving-and-reconciling-finding-our-way-through-cultural-challenges-revised-9780830832446","title":"Forgiving and Reconciling: Finding Our Way Through Cultural Challenges (Revised)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Templeton Foundation Book of Distinction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of us have suffered painful emotional and relational hurts. God calls us to forgive those who have hurt us, but that's often easier said than done. We don't usually know how to forgive others, nor are we always sure if we have truly forgiven them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePsychologist and counselor Everett L. Worthington Jr., the leading Christian researcher on forgiveness, says that forgiving is a gift we give to others. When we offer forgiveness to others as an altruistic gift, it is more effective than when we forgive only for our own benefit in an effort to \"get over\" the hurt. True forgiveness is accomplished through a careful process of understanding both the offense and the offender and taking active steps to forgiveness. In this insightful and practical book, Worthington provides a wealth of clinically proven tools and exercises for moving toward forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorthington's expertise comes not only from years of scientific research but also from the experience of the brutal murder of his own mother. His convictions were put to the test as he worked through his conflicting emotions and rage toward the murderer. He found that the principles of Christian forgiveness enabled him to forgive even his mother's killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile forgiveness is something that we can do on our own, reconciliation involves another party. Worthington brings both themes together and shows how we can move beyond forgiveness and cross the bridge to reconciliation. This book, previously published as \u003ci\u003eFive Steps to Forgiveness, \u003c\/i\u003e has been fully revised to make clear the scriptural foundations of Christian forgiveness. Biblical, authoritative and pastorally sound, this guide will be of help to anyone who wants to find the freedom of forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverett L. Worthington Jr. (Ph.D., University of Missouri) is professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and former executive director of the Templeton Foundation's A Campaign for Forgiveness Research. Worthington has studied forgiveness since the 1980s and has published more than two hundred articles and papers on forgiveness, marriage and family, psychotherapy and virtue in a wide variety of journals and magazines. He was the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eMarriage and Family: A Christian Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and sits on the editorial boards of several professional journals. He has appeared on \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America, \u003c\/i\u003e CNN and \u003ci\u003eThe 700 Club\u003c\/i\u003e and been featured in award-winning documentary movies on forgiveness such as \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Forgiveness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Question.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of seventeen books including \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Forgiveness, Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForgiving and Reconciling.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50329997508882,"sku":"9780830832446","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_57107919-5336-442f-9ebe-7853473caf35.jpg?v=1727788396","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/forgiving-and-reconciling-finding-our-way-through-cultural-challenges-revised-9780830832446","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}