Court D. Lewis is associate professor and program coordinator of philosophy and religious studies at Owensboro Community College.

It is such a pleasure to read this refreshing account of forgiveness grounded in an understanding of the rights of individuals as relational beings. I gained a new and valuable understanding of the good life from Court D. Lewis: one that advances a case for our eirenic rights to the fulfillment of basic needs that sometimes include forgiveness. Everyone interested in relational ethics, moral psychology, or human capabilities should read this book. Forgiveness may, at times, be fundamentally necessary to happiness.

• Introduction1. Life-Goods and the Grounding of Eirenic Rights2. Repentance and the Right to Be Forgiven3. The Unforgiveable and Vengeance 4. Religious Obligations to Forgive5. Towards ReconciliationEpilogue

Court D. Lewis is associate professor and program coordinator of philosophy and religious studies at Owensboro Community College.

It is such a pleasure to read this refreshing account of forgiveness grounded in an understanding of the rights of individuals as relational beings. I gained a new and valuable understanding of the good life from Court D. Lewis: one that advances a case for our eirenic rights to the fulfillment of basic needs that sometimes include forgiveness. Everyone interested in relational ethics, moral psychology, or human capabilities should read this book. Forgiveness may, at times, be fundamentally necessary to happiness.

• Introduction1. Life-Goods and the Grounding of Eirenic Rights2. Repentance and the Right to Be Forgiven3. The Unforgiveable and Vengeance 4. Religious Obligations to Forgive5. Towards ReconciliationEpilogue

Court D. Lewis is associate professor and program coordinator of philosophy and religious studies at Owensboro Community College.

It is such a pleasure to read this refreshing account of forgiveness grounded in an understanding of the rights of individuals as relational beings. I gained a new and valuable understanding of the good life from Court D. Lewis: one that advances a case for our eirenic rights to the fulfillment of basic needs that sometimes include forgiveness. Everyone interested in relational ethics, moral psychology, or human capabilities should read this book. Forgiveness may, at times, be fundamentally necessary to happiness.

• Introduction1. Life-Goods and the Grounding of Eirenic Rights2. Repentance and the Right to Be Forgiven3. The Unforgiveable and Vengeance 4. Religious Obligations to Forgive5. Towards ReconciliationEpilogue