Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

There’s a “forgiveness industry” of books, coaches, TED Talks and services promoting radical exoneration from every angle. Yet after a decade researching the concept of forgiving for a book on the ...

When centered on your own healing and growth, forgiveness can be a powerful part of moving on with your life. Share on Pinterest When someone wrongs you somehow, you might feel certain you’ll never be ...

If you’ve seen your children struggle to forgive someone for hurting them, you know that forgiveness is complicated. After all, forgiveness is complicated for adults, too. At times, we wonder why ...

While the process of forgiving others has been established scientifically as effective (see, for example, the meta-analysis by Akhtar & Barlow, 2018), a broader picture of forgiveness has not ...

We all use the word forgiveness. Yet, what if I told you that a research study found that a majority of people who were asked what forgiveness is actually misunderstood it? When Plato began his ...

Being hurt by others is common and can be deeply painful. How we respond can affect our individual and collective well-being. Which raises the question of forgiveness. In the last few decades, ...

“No way,” She looked at me with angry eyes. We had talked about her anger toward her mother several times. She had no solutions. When I suggested the idea of forgiveness, without demanding it or ...