{"id":128,"date":"2012-01-24T22:43:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T05:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/relationshipart.com\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2012-11-04T09:09:56","modified_gmt":"2012-11-04T16:09:56","slug":"communicating-forgiveness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/relationshipart.com\/?page_id=128","title":{"rendered":"Communicating Forgiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Communicating Forgiveness <\/strong>is the first book to take a truly communicative look at the process of forgiveness. Authors Vincent R. Waldron and Douglas L. Kelley provide a synthesis of the literature on forgiveness in relationships. Grounded in real-life forgiveness narratives, this interdisciplinary text (pulling from such related fields as psychology, counseling, family studies, peace studies, conflict management, religious studies, and organizational behavior) offers a hopeful framework for negotiating healthy and just responses to relational disappointments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Features\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Conceptualizes forgiveness as communication<\/em>: Offering an alternative to predominant psychological approaches, this is the first book to focus on specific communication behaviors associated with forgiveness.<\/li>\n<li><em>Provides an emotional connection<\/em>: Real- life narratives from long-term couples, friends, family members, and coworkers make the text readable and relevant to today\u2019s relationships.<\/li>\n<li><em>Includes a chapter on the practice of forgiveness<\/em>: Practical advice and specific guidelines resonate well with readers as they apply to genuine friendships, romances, families, and workplaces.<\/li>\n<li><em>Offers path-breaking theory development<\/em>: The book organizes existing forgiveness research around a descriptive communication framework, demonstrating how existing psychological research can be enriched through the application of communication theories.<\/li>\n<li><em>Presents a highly personal closing chapter<\/em>: In the final chapter the authors provide a personal account of their experiences as researchers through &#8220;On the Drive Home&#8221; vignettes that convey key lessons learned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To buy the book click on this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Communicating-Forgiveness-Vincent-Waldron\/dp\/1412939712\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1327470156&amp;sr=8-1\">link<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communicating Forgiveness is the first book to take a truly communicative look at the process of forgiveness. Authors Vincent R. Waldron and Douglas L. Kelley provide a synthesis of the literature on forgiveness in relationships. Grounded in real-life forgiveness narratives, this interdisciplinary text (pulling from such related fields as psychology, counseling, family studies, peace studies, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":122,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/relationshipart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/relationshipart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/relationshipart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/relationshipart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/relationshipart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/relationshipart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278,"href":"http:\/\/relationshipart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128\/revisions\/278"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/relationshipart.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/relationshipart.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}