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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword by John Webster; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 What Is It About Forgiveness?; Tensions in the Study of Forgiveness; The Foregrounding of Forgiveness in Barth's Theology ; Karl Barth on Christian Life and Community ; 2 Forgiveness in Church Dogmatics IV ; Christ: Who Forgives and Why? ; Sin: What Needs Forgiving? ; Salvation: What Does God's Forgiveness Entail? ; 3 Forgiveness Shared: The Church of Church Dogmatics IV ; Gathering and Awakening: Free for Communion ; Building and Quickening: Free for Reciprocity

Sending and Enlightening: Free for the World 4 Forgive Us: The Meaning of Christian Forgiveness; Forgiveness in the World: Forgeries and Parables; Only God Can Forgive: The Divine and the Interpersonal ; The Praxis of Grace: The Place and Meaning of Christian Forgiveness ; 5 As We Forgive: Forgiveness in the Ministry of Reconciliation ; To Each Their Own? Forgiveness and Forbearance ; The Judgment of Grace: Forgiveness and Confrontation ; Truth Telling, Apology and Agreement: Forgiveness and Confession ; Prerequisite for a Gift? Forgiveness and Repentance

Correction and Accountability: Forgiveness and Discipline Rebuilding Trust and Seeking Healing: Forgiveness and Restoration ; 6 New Every Morning: The Life of a Confessing Church ; The Lord's Baptism and Supper: Shapers of Christian Community ; Between Suppers: Living by the Lord's Prayer ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Author Index ; Subject Index ; New Explorations in Theology ; Praise for A Shared Mercy ; About the Author ; More Titles from InterVarsity Press ; Academic Textbook Selector