Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Theory and Application

Everett L Worthington Jr author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Publishing:23rd Nov '26

£171.99

This title is due to be published on 23rd November, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

This hardback is available in another edition too:

Forgiveness and Reconciliation cover

The second edition of Forgiveness and Reconciliation offers a comprehensive review of the field of forgiveness, with a focus on reconciliation through integration of cutting-edge scientific research with clinical applications for a wide range of contexts.

Written by one of the leading authorities on the topic, Dr. Everett L. Worthington, Jr., consolidates the theory and evidence behind the psychology and processes of forgiveness, drawing on biopsychosocial and cognitive aspects. The book discusses the practical applications for forgiveness in psychotherapy, moving from an updated consideration of the role of emotion and personality to a renewed focus on cultural and contextual factors. It also proposes a stress-and-coping theory of reconciliation that assists reconciliation in couples, organizations, and wider society. Chapters cover a wide range of areas including societal and intergroup forgiveness, social justice, interpersonal forgiveness, and ways in that forgiveness may be integrated with other psychotherapy models in a variety of contexts, such as couple and group therapy.

With clinical examples and interventions woven throughout, this practical resource will be of interest to researchers, clinicians, and students alike.

"Worthington's REACH Forgiveness model, and its translation into a self-directed workbook, with powerful evidence now supported by a massive multi-country randomized trial, has the potential to bring healing and transformation throughout the world, empowering mental health, and enabling freedom from the past for suffering people."

Tyler J. VanderWeele, professor of Epidemiology and director of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University

"Everett Worthington is the world’s leading expert on forgiveness and reconciliation. He has also done more than any other scholar to bring them about in the real world. This book teems with insight. I have anticipated this second edition for two decades. It was worth the wait."

Michael McCullough, author of Beyond Revenge and The Kindness of Strangers

"This much-needed update on the successful first edition is a tour de force of what is known about forgiveness and reconciliation, providing a much more complete account of the latter. The culmination of forty years of a broad-ranging and highly productive career, it is essential reading for researchers, students, and practitioners across a broad range of disciplines."

Frank D. Fincham, eminent scholar, Florida State University

"This book will shape forgiveness research and practice for at least the next 20 years. The stress-and-coping theory of forgiveness is a paradigm for modern forgiveness work and its extension to reconciliation is exactly what the field needs. Just as important is a masterful and comprehensive review of forgiveness interventions, the how-tos of forgiveness."

Loren Toussaint, PhD, Luther College

ISBN: 9781032057873

Dimensions: unknown

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276 pages

2nd edition