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Paul J. Griffiths
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University of Notre Dame Press
Published
February 2021
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Regret: A Theology
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In this brilliant theological essay, Paul J. Griffiths takes the reader through all the stages of regret.
To various degrees, all human beings experience regret. In this concise theological grammar, Paul J. Griffiths analyzes this attitude toward the past and distinguishes its various kinds. He examines attitudes encapsulated in the phrase, "I would it were otherwise," including regret, contrition, remorse, compunction, lament, and repentance. By using literature (especially poetry) and Christian theology, Griffiths shows both what is good about regret and what can be destructive about it. Griffiths argues that on the one hand regret can take the form of remorse--an agony produced by obsessive and ceaseless examination of the errors, sins, and omissions of the past. This kind of regret accomplishes nothing and produces only pain. On the other hand, when regret is coupled with contrition and genuine sorrow for past errors, it has the capacity both to transfigure the past--which is never merely past--and to open the future. Moreover, in thinking about the phenomenon of regret in the context of Christian theology, Griffiths focuses especially on the notion of the LORD's regret. Is it even reasonable to claim that the LORD regrets? Griffiths shows not only that it is but also that the LORD's regret should structure how we regret as human beings.
Griffiths investigates the work of Henry James, Emily Dickinson, Tomas Tranströmer, Paul Celan, Jane Austen, George Herbert, and Robert Frost to show how regret is not a negative feature of human life but rather is essential for human flourishing and ultimately is to be patterned on the LORD's regret. Regret: A Theology will be of interest to scholars and students of philosophy, theology, and literature, as well as to literate readers who want to understand the phenomenon of regret more deeply.
Author
Paul J. Griffiths
Book Format
Hardcover
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Published
February 2021
Weight
382g
Dimensions
153 x 229 x 12 mm
ISBN
9780268200251
ISBN-10
0268200254
Eden Code
5291427
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Author/Creator: Paul J. Griffiths
ISBN: 9780268200251
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Release Date: February 2021
Weight: 382g
Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 12 mm
Eden Code: 5291427