This volume, a companion to the PBS documentary of the same title from Journey Films, examines the mysterious force of forgiveness at work in the world.

The work, by noted religion writer Kenneth Briggs, explores the dimensions and frontiers of a problem that perplexes and sometimes liberates everyone who has wronged another and/or has been wronged by another. Taking its theme and key resources from the Martin Doblmeier film of the same name, the book points in a direction of its own: probing religious meanings of the process, including the pacifist option; testing the complexities and limits of forgiving; considering the difficulties of actually carrying it out; and examining scientific claims that forgiveness improves health. The book reflects the thinking and behavior that have grown up around the subject of forgiveness — with the help of such noted contributors as James Forbes, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thomas Moore, Elie Wiesel and Robert Enright — and allows those factors to speak for themselves in an open-ended discussion with no foregone conclusions.

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"The spirit of forgiveness could change our world for the better. Everyone should read this book."
— Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul

"Forgiveness may be the best hope for our rage-filled world. In a lively style, Kenneth Briggs deftly explores the tough questions and illuminates the transforming power of forgiveness."
— Donald B. Kraybill, coauthor of Amish Grace