Forgiveness, the Passionate Journey: Nine Steps of Forgiving Through Jesus' Beatitudes

by Flora Slosson Wuellner

Book Overview

Why does forgiveness, so central in Jesus' life and teaching, seem much more difficult today?

Why are we so often told we should forgive but so seldom shown the steps toward forgiveness?

"Forgiveness is a perilous and volatile subject because it is so deeply intertwined with our communal and individual wounds," Flora Wuellner writes in the introduction. She explores how Jesus' Beatitudes promise us release from these wounds.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0835809455
• ISBN13: 9780835809450
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Upper Room Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Realistic and Gentle

This was the first book I read on forgiveness. I've read others since, but I keep coming back to this one. The author understands aspects of forgiveness from so many perspectives. She is very gentle with the reader's feelings, and never forces anything. She doesn't sugar-coat anything, and she doesn't overlook the "hard" stuff. If you are beating yourself up because you can't forgive someone else or yourself, this is a good book.