Description
Communicating Forgiveness is the first book to take a truly communicative look at the process of forgiveness. Authors Vincent R. Waldron and Douglas L. Kelley provide a synthesis of the literature on forgiveness in relationships. Grounded in real-life forgiveness narratives, this interdisciplinary text (pulling from such related fields as psychology, counseling, family studies, peace studies, conflict management, religious studies, and organizational behavior) offers a hopeful framework for negotiating healthy and just responses to relational disappointments.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Conceptual Foundations
Why Is Forgiveness Important?
Theological Foundations
Social Science Approaches
2. Elements of the Forgiveness Process
Sensitizing Concepts: Communication as an Observational Lens
Transgressions and Traumatic Relational Events
Relational Context
Individual Factors
Communication Processes
Relationship Outcomes
Conclusion
3. Theorizing Forgiveness
Dialectical Theory
Uncertainty Management Frameworks
Identity Management Theories
Towards Negotiated Morality Theory (NMT) of Forgiveness
4. Communicating Forgiveness
The Forgiveness Episode: Six Communication Processes
Revealing and Detecting Transgressions
Managing Emotions
Making Sense
Seeking Forgiveness
Granting Forgiveness
Relationship Negotiation and Transition
Concluding Thoughts
5. Practicing Forgiveness
Five Reasons to Forgive
The Dark Side of Forgiveness
Prescriptive Models of Forgiveness
Communication Tasks of Forgiveness (CTF): A New Prescriptive Model
Reconciliation: A Possible Outcome of Forgiveness
Contributions From Long-Term Couples
Concluding Thoughts
6. Studying Forgiveness: Methodological Conundrums and Transformational Experiences
Why Do We Study Forgiveness?
Conceptual Definition: What Is Forgiveness Anyway?
Picking Our Paradigm: Which Questions Matter Most?
How Do You Measure Forgiveness?
Transformations
Appendices
References
Index
About the Authors
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