Power of Forgiveness, The

Synopsis: Over the last 20 years the topic of forgiveness has come into its own as an area of clinical and academic study. Researchers are now examining the psychological and physical effects of forgiveness on individuals and within relationships under an amazingly wide variety of conditions, ranging from petty insults to sexual assault. Clinicians have developed interventions that help guide people through a structured process that allows them to forgive transgressions and get on with their lives.

The film combines character-driven stories of dramatic transgressions with those of more commonplace annoyances, examining the role that forgiveness can play in alleviating the resulting anger and grief and the physical, mental and spiritual benefits that come with forgiveness. It includes stories and interviews with people from many faith traditions: Buddhist, Jewish, Islam, Christian and a spiritual perspective.

DVD extras include an interview with the filmmaker Martin Doblmeier and Archbishop Desmond Tutu on South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 78 minutes.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2010
Year of production: 2008
Subjects: Psychology; Religious studies; Mental Health and Counselling
Keywords: healing processes; religious belief and practice; forgiveness

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Notes: A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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