FORGIVENESS WITHOUT GOD?

Of the many forgiveness-related questions that she takes up in her novels, the one with which Iris Murdoch wrestles most often is the question, “Is forgiveness possible without God?” The aim of this essay is to show, in the first instance, why the question Murdoch persistently raises is a question w...

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Published in:Journal of religious ethics
Main Author: Pettigrove, Glen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2012
In: Journal of religious ethics
Further subjects:B Forgiveness
B Self-forgiveness
B Iris Murdoch
B Resentment
B Guilt
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Summary:Of the many forgiveness-related questions that she takes up in her novels, the one with which Iris Murdoch wrestles most often is the question, “Is forgiveness possible without God?” The aim of this essay is to show, in the first instance, why the question Murdoch persistently raises is a question worth asking. Alongside this primary aim stands a secondary one, which is to consider how one might glean moral insights from the Christian tradition even if one does not (any longer) endorse its theological commitments.
ISSN:1467-9795
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9795.2012.00534.x