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  • Four Key Areas of Interpers...
    Cowden, Richard G.

    Spirituality in clinical practice (Washington, D.C.), 06/2024, Letnik: 11, Številka: 2
    Journal Article

    Everett L. Worthington Jr. (Ev) is a pioneer in the social scientific study of forgiveness, and his contributions to this area of the literature during the last three decades has been remarkable. In this article, I provide a short history and bibliometric overview of Ev's scholarly contributions on the topic of forgiveness over the years. Against the background of his widespread influence on the development of the scientific literature on forgiveness, I reflect briefly on four important areas of the literature on interpersonal forgiveness that have developed and strengthened over the last three decades: (a) forgiveness is a universal feature of human psychology, (b) forgiveness is experienced heterogeneously, (c) forgiveness is contextualized, and (d) forgiveness is related to whole person functioning. I conclude by encouraging scholars and practitioners to build on Ev's inspiring decades-long personal and professional mission to promote forgiveness in every willing heart, home, and homeland.