Smedes has 28 books on goodreads with 4709 ratings. Smedes snippet view i read an article recently on forgiveness and this book was referenced several times so i decided to read this and delve deeper into the study of forgiveness. Smedes, professor of theology and ethics at fuller theological seminary in pasadena, california. Forgive and forget for all of us who have been wounded by another and struggled to understand and move beyond our feelings of hurt and anger, lewis smedess classic book on forgiveness shows that it is possible to heal our pain and find room in our hearts to forgive. Forgive and forget by lewis smedes erik reads and writes. May, 2019 smedes gives us pointers on how to do it. In lewis smedess classic book on forgiveness, he shows us that it is possible to heal our pain and let go of the resentment that poisons us. Healing the hurts we dont deserve, a book by lewis b. The first part of the book talks about the four stages of forgiveness hurting, hating, healing, and reconciliation and some nice things that forgiveness is not. With the lessons of forgiveness, you can establish healthier relationships, reclaim the happiness that should be yours, and achieve lasting peace of mind. Smedes, whose book forgive and forget has sold hundreds of thousands of copies, had an irenic personality that could be open to readers without compromising principles, according to.
Healing the hurts we dont deserve new edition by smedes, lewis b. Ill be happy if this summary whets your appetite to read the whole book. Finally there can be a coming together of the injurer and the injured, but many times this does not or cannot take placewhen we forgive people who are indifferent to us or despise us or and smedes writes eloquently here when we forgive the dead, such as our parents. When we forgive, we ignore the normal laws that strap us to the natural law of getting even and, by the alchemy of love, we release ourselves from our own painful pasts, writes lewis b. His later book, the art of forgiving, is a very useful follow up. He was a professor of theology and ethics for twentyfive years at fuller theological seminary in pasadena, california.
Healing the hurts we dont deserve, and the art of forgiving, and more on. Smedes disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title forgive and forget. Smedes show you how to move form hurting and hating to healing and reconciliation. Lewis benedictus smedes august 20, 1921 december 19, 2002 was a renowned christian author, ethicist, and theologian in the reformed tradition. Healing the hurts we dont deserve plus 2rev ed by lewis smedes isbn. This book helped me tremendously when it was first published in the 1980s. Lewis benedictus smedes 1921 december 19, 2002 was a renowned christian author, ethicist, and theologian in the reformed tradition. The best books on forgiveness cite smedes as a seminal thinker in this field. Forgiving is loves revolution against lifes unfairness. Smedes wrote about forgiving not as a blessing you could confer upon those who had hurt you but rather as a way to heal your own. I came away from the book with far more understanding than when i started reading.
His 15 books, including the popular forgive and forget. Smedes the magic eyes a little fable in the village of faken in innermost friesland there lived a long thin baker name. Lewis smedess classic book on forgiveness shows that it is possible to heal. The second part of the book talks about forgiving people who are hard to forgive invisible people, people who do not care, ourselves, monsters, and god. The best books on forgiveness cite smedes as a seminal thinker in this. Smedes with fast free shipping on every used book we have in. Whom we forgive only those who directly wrong us how we forgive we start by owning our pain using many dramatic examples drawn from life, this wise author illuminates, step by step, the healing path to peace and freedom. The sequel to this one, forgive and forget, is a christian classic on the subject.
Altogether a wonderfully wise and enabling book, one of smedess very best. There are hundreds of books on the subject of forgiveness but none of them to my knowledge summarize the topic as well as smedes. For all of us who have been wounded by another and struggled to understand and move beyond our feelings of hurt and anger, lewis smedess classic book on. Smedes, former professor of theology and ethics at fuller theological seminary, is the author of numerous books, including forgive and forget, mere morality, the art of forgiving, choices, my god and i, shame and grace, and how can it be all right when everything is all wrong.
This volume, the art of forgiving, builds upon the concepts of the first. Rachels mom reads aloud the book forgive and forget, a winnie the pooh. Smedes 19212002 was a renowned author, ethicist, and theologian. Although this book is an oldie, its a golden oldie. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Smedes, an influential christian theologian, published a book called forgive and forget. Lewis b smedes explains and guides the reader step by step through the four stages of forgiveness. If we wait to forgive people until they say they are sorry we make ourselves hostages to the very person who wronged us to begin with, p. Healing the hurts we dont deserve plus 9780061285820 by smedes, lewis b.
He is the awardwinning author of fifteen books, including forgive and forget. For all of us who have been wounded by another and struggled to understand and move beyond our feelings of hurt and anger, lewis smedess classic book on forgiveness shows that it is possible to heal our pain and find room in our hearts to forgive. Breaking down the process of healing into four stages. Smedes is careful to stipulate that one cannot forgive crimes of which. Jun 10, 2019 smedes gives us pointers on how to do it. Unforgiveness is a drag on the soul and a torment to the mind.
Healing the hurts we dont deserve has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. I am continuing to struggle with forgiving and moving past conflict. Smedes published 1984 psychology for all of us who have been wounded by another and struggled to understand and move beyond our feelings of hurt and. Lewis smedes outlined a process to work through the hurts we dont deserve, to be set free and receive grace.
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