(Ebook) The (Im)possibility of Forgiveness by Dion Forster ISBN 9781532697432, 1532697430

(Ebook) The (Im)possibility of Forgiveness by Dion Forster ISBN 9781532697432, 1532697430

"The (im)possibility of forgiveness?" is a book by Dion A. Forster, a public theologian from South Africa, that explores the concept of forgiveness from an intercultural and empirical perspective. The book focuses on the interpretation of Matthew 18:15-35, a biblical passage that contains Jesus' teachings on forgiveness and the parable of the unforgiving servant. Forster uses an innovative method of intercultural Bible reading that involves participants from different racial, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds in South Africa. He also employs integral theory, a comprehensive framework that integrates multiple perspectives and dimensions of reality, to analyse the data and offer a nuanced understanding of how the participants understand forgiveness. The book deals with the challenges and possibilities of forgiveness in a context of historical injustice, social division and ongoing violence. It also offers insights and resources for public theology, biblical hermeneutics and social transformation.