Forgiveness in Human Flourishing

Loren Toussaint (), Everett L. Worthington, Jon R. Webb, Colwick Wilson and David R. Williams
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Loren Toussaint: Luther College
Everett L. Worthington: Virginia Commonwealth University
Jon R. Webb: Texas Tech University
Colwick Wilson: University of the Southern Caribbean
David R. Williams: Harvard University

A chapter in Human Flourishing, 2023, pp 117-131 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, we examine the association between forgiveness and flourishing. We begin by identifying what forgiveness and flourishing are. We then move to considering conceptual models as well as evidence supporting the connection between forgiveness and flourishing. An early model of the forgiveness and mental health relationship offers a beginning in this regard. Next, we examine the stress-and-coping models of forgiveness of oneself and others. The final model is the scaffolding self and social systems model of forgiveness and subjective well-being. These models offer multiple vantage points from which to consider the forgiveness-flourishing connection. Limitations to these models and to the current state of knowledge on forgiveness and flourishing are highlighted, especially the limits to comprehensive assessment of flourishing in the extant literature. Conclusions and future directions for studying and promoting flourishing in people of different religious affiliation, cultures, countries, and life-circumstances are discussed in closing.

Keywords: Forgiveness; Flourishing; Stress-and-coping model of forgiveness; Mental health; Physical health; Happiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-09786-7_8

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