Divine forgiveness I: Emotion and punishment‐forbearance theories

Philosophy Compass 12 (9):e12440 (2017)
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In this, the first essay in a two-part series, I begin by distinguishing between three kinds of inquiries about divine forgiveness. I then canvass two approaches to theorizing the nature of divine forgiveness, developing them in various ways, and noting where, in my estimation, there are problems.

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