Resources on Forgiveness

For additional information on forgiveness, visit www.fetzer.org.

Enright, Robert D. 2001. Forgiveness Is a Choice: A Step-by-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. An introduction to definitions of forgiveness and steps for extending forgiveness to one’s offenders.

Gobodo-Madikizela, Pumla. 2003. A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Story of Forgiveness. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. A South African woman’s reflections on the atrocities of apartheid, including her thoughts on the problems and possibilities of apology and forgiveness.
  Luskin, Frederic. 2002. Forgive for Good: A Proven Prescription for Health and Happiness. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco. An overview of how grievances are formed and how forgiveness can happen in appropriate and healing ways.

Minow, Martha. 1998. Between Vengeance and Forgiveness: Facing History After Genocide and Mass Violence. Boston: Beacon Press. An examination of varied responses to mass violence around the world and the potential for healing.





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