Religious Studies 1023E Lecture Notes - Voortrekkers, Desmond Tutu

• School: Western University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: Religious Studies 1023E
• Professor: Corrine Walsh

Document Summary

The mental and/or spiritual process of ceasing to feel resentment or anger against another person for a perceived offence, difference or mistake. (re) connect, recognize the common humanity of the other and end the cycle of offense. Also of who was wronged, must forgive (religious responsibility) Day before yom kippur you apologize to people you have wronged. Ideal to christ- christ allows forgives through death and resurrection. Recognizing the offense and its admission before god. (doing whatever needs to be done to rectify the offense- in case of offense against human) Connected to karma (what you do in this life will follow you in a next sneaky sneaky) Forgiveness as means to prevent harmful emotions from impeding mental/spiritual well-being. Questioning of the reality of the passions that make forgiveness necessary, as well as attachment that gives rise to passions themselves. Apartheid and south africa"s truth & reconciliation commission. Controlled everything (hospital/doctors, education, services, where you lived)