Moral Repair and the Moral Saints Problem
This article explores the forms of moral repair that the wrongdoer has to perform in an attempt to make amends for her past wrongdoing, with a focus on the issues of interpersonal moral repair; that is, what a wrongdoer can do to merit her victim‘s forgiveness and achieve reconciliation with her com...
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University of Religions and Denominations Press
2013-12-01
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| description | This article explores the forms of moral repair that the wrongdoer has to perform in an attempt to make amends for her past wrongdoing, with a focus on the issues of interpersonal moral repair; that is, what a wrongdoer can do to merit her victim‘s forgiveness and achieve reconciliation with her community. The article argues against the very general demands of atonement that amount to an obligation to stop being someone who commits wrongs—to become a ―moral saint‖—and suggests a new form of atonement that is more practical and useful in our everyday life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b559973ecc047b08501c05f23a417062023-09-02T16:29:47ZengUniversity of Religions and Denominations PressReligious Inquiries2322-48942538-62712013-12-012451911220Moral Repair and the Moral Saints ProblemLinda Radzik0Texas A&M UniversityThis article explores the forms of moral repair that the wrongdoer has to perform in an attempt to make amends for her past wrongdoing, with a focus on the issues of interpersonal moral repair; that is, what a wrongdoer can do to merit her victim‘s forgiveness and achieve reconciliation with her community. The article argues against the very general demands of atonement that amount to an obligation to stop being someone who commits wrongs—to become a ―moral saint‖—and suggests a new form of atonement that is more practical and useful in our everyday life.https://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_11220_0f6f6bde16157fe4d22fc93a554eb72e.pdfmoral repairmoral saintsforgivenessatonement |
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| title | Moral Repair and the Moral Saints Problem |
| title_full | Moral Repair and the Moral Saints Problem |
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| title_short | Moral Repair and the Moral Saints Problem |
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