Introduction: The Art of Forgiveness - Philip Halstead and Myk Habets
Part One: The Art of Forgiveness: Theological and Biblical Foundations
1.“To Err is Human, to Forgive is Divine”: The Ontological Foundations of Forgiveness - Myk Habets
2.Drawing Pictures in Water: The Place of Penitence in the Art of Forgiveness - Kit Barker
3.The Unforgivable Sin in the Old Testament? - Csilla Saysell
4.“To See Your Face is like Seeing the Face of God”: Pastoral and Systemic Reflections on Forgiveness and Theosis in the Jacob Story - Jonathan R. Robinson
5.A Second Temple Context for Jesus’ Teaching on Interpersonal Forgiveness - Richard Neville
6.The Art of Forgiveness in Luke’s Gospel - Sarah Harris
7.Forgiveness: An Anabaptist Perspective - Mark S. Hurst
8.The Limitations of Forgiveness - David P. Gushee
Part Two: The Art of Forgiveness: Practical and Applied Perspectives
9.“Making All Things New”: Why Innovation Matters for Forgiveness - L. Gregory Jones
10.Forgive and Forget Justice: The Tension Between Forgiveness and Justice - Stephanie Worboys
11.An Ongoing Oxymoron: Can Anger Coexist with Forgiveness in Christian Responses to Ongoing Injustices? - Belinda Jacomb
12.Siphiwo Mthimkhulu, Daniel Grootboom, and the Art of Forgiveness - David Tombs
13.Sharing the Meal of Forgiveness: Eucharist, Communal Boundaries, and the Dispute over Homosexual Practice - Dale Campbell
14.Te Tiriti o Waitangi: An Act of Forgiveness - Alistair Reese
15.From Whiteness Towards Witness: Revelation and Repentance as Unbelonging to Empire - Andrew Picard
16.Journeying Through Forgiveness When It Really Hurts - Philip Halstead