Forgiving As We've Been Forgiven
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Forgiving As We've Been Forgiven

Community Practices for Making Peace

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Forgiving As We've Been Forgiven

Community Practices for Making Peace

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Christians are supposed to forgive others as we've been forgiven. But hearing the call to forgive is different from knowing how to practice forgiveness at home and in the world. Forgiveness is about more than the isolated acts and words of individuals. To forgive and be forgiven, we need communal practices and disciplines for a way of life that makes for peace.Greg Jones and CĂ©lestin Musekura describe how churches and communities can cultivate the habits that make forgiveness possible on a daily basis. Following the Rwandan genocide, Musekura lost his father and other family members to revenge killings. But then he heard God tell him to forgive the killers. The healing power of forgiveness in his own life inspired him to work for forgiveness and reconciliation across Africa. Jones, author of Embodying Forgiveness, interacts with Musekura's story to show how people can practice forgiveness not only in dramatic situations like genocide but also in everyday circumstances of marriage, family and congregational life. Together they demonstrate that forgiving and being forgiven are mutually reciprocating practices that lead to transformation and healing.

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Publisher
IVP
Year
2010
ISBN
9780830868179
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication Page
  4. Contents
  5. Series Preface by Emmanuel Katongole & Chris Rice
  6. Before We Get Started by L. Gregory Jones & Célestin Musekura
  7. 1 The Heart of the Gospel by Célestin Musekura
  8. 2 The Dance of Forgiveness by L. Gregory Jones
  9. 3 Putting On Christ by Célestin Musekura
  10. 4 Healing the Wounds of Memory by L. Gregory Jones
  11. 5 Communities of Forgiveness by Célestin Musekura
  12. Study Guide
  13. Acknowledgments
  14. Notes
  15. Praise for Forgiving as We’ve Been Forgiven
  16. About the Authors
  17. About the Duke Divinity School Center for Reconciliation
  18. About Resources for Reconciliation
  19. More Titles from InterVarsity Press
  20. Copyright Page