Exclusion and Embrace

By Miroslav Volf

without repentance and forgiveness… “both victim and perpetrator are imprisoned in the automatism of mutual exclusion, unable to forgive or repent and united in a perverse communion of mutual hate.” (p. 120)

“…forgiveness provides a framework in which the quest for properly understood justice can be fruitfully pursued.” (p. 123)

“For the followers of the crucified Messiah, the main message of the imprecatory Psalms is this: rage belongs before God.” (p.124)

“Forgiveness is the boundary between exclusion and embrace.” (p. 125)