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In Forgiveness, Larry Ellis addresses one of the most challenging topics: the receiving and giving of forgiveness. He addresses the historic Christian idea that forgiveness is the sole responsibility of the one who has been hurt or offended. Ellis puts forth an extensive development from ancient documents, pivotal biblical passages—especially Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount—and a number of...

Forgiveness in religious cultures is sometimes a programmed activity. For example, in many churches today there is a belief that the church, the authorized clergy, or the proper performance of a religious ritual itself somehow bestows God’s forgiveness to individuals. God has no proxies. In the ancient church neither baptism nor participation in the Eucharist1 was the formula for receiving God’s forgiveness. Sacraments
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