Forgiveness and Health: Scientific Evidence and Theories Relating Forgiveness to Better Health

Author: Loren ToussaintPublisher: SpringerPaperback:ISBN 10: 9401778957ISBN 13: 978-9401778954Recent years have seen burgeoning scientific research into forgiveness, and its links to our physical and mental well-being. As a single-source summary of current knowledge of how forgiveness and health connect, this is a key addition to the literature. Review The world being what it is, there is no shortage of circumstances where the worst of human behaviors provide the opportunity for one of the best, namely forgiveness.  Philosophers have long wrestled with the question of whether forgiveness is better for the forgiver or the forgivee.  Remarkably, this question has become a subject of careful scientific research in recent years, and this excellent, important book presents the first thorough overview of the subject.  Naturally, the answer to the question, "Is forgiveness good for you" is mighty complicated. Robert M S