{"product_id":"unforgivable-9781399401326","title":"Unforgivable","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForgiveness is a lovely idea, wrote C. S. Lewis, and in recent decades it has been seen and admired in situations ranging from therapy to politics, and proposed as a constructive pathway in the aftermath of abuse and atrocity. Not everyone is impressed, however, and in parallel with praise and promotion of forgiveness, cries of unforgivable' are uttered with increased shrillness and frequency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this hugely compelling, wide-ranging, and thought-provoking book, Stephen Cherry argues that while forgiveness can be transformative in the aftermath of harm, it can also, if not handled with care, become an additional pressure and anxiety for those who have been harmed. He teases out the way in which Christian understandings often lie behind pressure to forgive, identifying a number of typical mistakes with the Christian approach to forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReflecting on many examples from real life as well as literature, and on the insights of psychologists and philosophers, Cherry uses\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407760761175,"sku":"9781399401326","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399401326.jpg?v=1730500439","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unforgivable-9781399401326","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}