Resentment and Christian Love Essays on Forgiveness

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Resentment and Christian Love Essays on Forgiveness

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Resentment and Christian Love

Essays on Forgiveness

Gregory L. Bock

Religion / Theology

This book explores anger, unforgiveness, and love from philosophical and Christian theological perspectives.

Gregory L. Bock juxtaposes religious and philosophical stances on the role of "unforgiveness" in our everyday lives. Within the context of this study, Bock defines "unforgiveness" as a state parallel to resentment in which an individual interprets a perceived threat as intentional and unjustified and chooses to hold this threat against the perceived wrongdoer for an extended period of time.

Bock begins by tracing the origins of anger, unforgiveness, and love within the philosophical foundations of Western thought and Christian theology beginning with Aristotle and Seneca. Bock then turns to more contemporary scholars, including Joseph Butler, Jennifer Mei Sze Ang, and William Lane Craig, and discusses their theological and philosophical interventions within this classical framework. Across eight chapters, this book reveals the tension between philosophical and Christian theological frameworks of unforgiveness and, pivotally, their implications for Christian conceptions of God and divine forgiveness.

Gregory L. Bock is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion and the Program Director of the Philosophy, Religion, and Asian Studies programs at UT Tyler, USA.

Publication Date: 01 April 2027
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Imprint: T&T Clark
ISBN-13: 9781978717220
Format: Hardback
Page Count: 192
Weight (oz): 16.0

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