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A Change Of Heart: Internal Narratives, Forgiveness & Health, Keiko Ehret
A Change Of Heart: Internal Narratives, Forgiveness & Health, Keiko Ehret
Dissertations, Masters Theses, Capstones, and Culminating Projects
In this thesis I investigate the interconnectedness of forgiveness as a narrative, as a philosophical, religious and cultural phenomenon, and the ways in which forgiveness is increasingly being used as a vehicle for improving health and psychological well-being. By threading together how scholars in a variety of fields have approached these areas of study, we can better understand the way the interdisciplinary nature of forgiveness grants access to heal not merely relationships with others, but also our bodies, our minds, and our relationship with ourselves.
Important to my investigation is understanding that the life circumstances that prompt forgiveness consist of …