ABSTRACT

Forgiveness is both an art and a science. As an art, it deals with the fundamental questions of our age. It describes how we deal with transgressions and offenses personally and socially. It touches our mental health and well-being. It reaches into our relationships. It colors transactions within society and affects intergroup relations. The art of forgiving revolves around personal experience. Case studies as well as examples from our own and other people’s lives teach us about forgiving.