Some additional articles on God & Forgiveness, with some abstracts

TI:	The Nature of God's Love and Forgiveness
		AU:	Drabkin,-Douglas
		SO:	Religious-Studies. Je 93; 29(2): 231-238
		IS:	0034-4125
		AB:	1) I suggest that God, a being good in the best possible combination of ways, loves us by promoting our true good -- the moral life -- while being disposed to feel joy when we are good, and sorrow when we are evil. I defend this view against Creel, who argues that God cannot suffer, since suffering is neither intrinsically good nor good in virtue of its consequences. 2) I argue, against Minas, that God will forgive us, by feeling joy on our account and ceasing to suffer, provided we repent and commit to becoming good. 3) I argue that emotional change is compatible with omniscience.
		DE:	CHRISTIANITY-; FORGIVENESS-; GOD-; LOVE-; RELIGION-
		LA:	English

TI:	God and Forgiveness
		AU:	Londey,-David
		SO:	Sophia-. 1992; 31(1-2): 101-109
		IS:	0038-1527
		DE:	EVIL-; FORGIVENESS-; GOD-; RELIGION-
		PS:	BRIEN,-A
		LA:	English
		DT:	Journal-Article
		AN:	1236736

	7	TI:	CAN GOD FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES?
		AU:	BRIEN,-ANDREW
		SO:	Sophia-. JL 89; 28: 35-42
		IS:	0038-1527
		AB:	IN HIS PAPER "CAN GOD FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES?" ("SOPHIA", 25, JULY 1986, 4-10), DAVID LONDEY ARGUES THAT IT IS LOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN IDEAL MORAL AGENT (IMA) TO FORGIVE AND ACT RIGHTLY. IN MY PAPER I ARGUE THAT HIS ARGUMENT FAILS FOR AT LEAST TWO REASONS. FIRST, IT IS INVALID DUE TO EQUIVOCATION BETWEEN TYPES OF 'OUGHT' IN HIS ARGUMENT. SECOND, EVEN IF THE ARGUMENT WERE VALID, IT CANNOT GUARANTEE THE TRUTH OF THE CONCLUSION BECAUSE IT RESTS UPON LONDEY'S ACCOUNT OF FORGIVENESS, WHICH IS, ITSELF, FALSE. THE PAPER HAS THREE SECTIONS. IN THE FIRST SECTION I SET OUT THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN 'OUGHTS'. IN THE SECOND SECTION I CONSIDER THE VALIDITY OF THE ARGUMENT IN THE LIGHT OF THIS. IN THE THIRD SECTION I CONSIDER LONDEY'S ACCOUNT OF FORGIVENESS.
		DE:	AGENCY-; FORGIVENESS-; GOD-; MORALITY-; RELIGION-

9	TI:	CAN GOD FORGIVE?
		AU:	PATON,-MARGARET
		SO:	Modern-Theology. AP 88; 4: 225-233
		IS:	0266-7177
		DE:	DIVINE-; FORGIVENESS-; GOD-; RELIGION-
		LA:	ENGLISH
		DT:	Journal-Article
		AN:	1156918

TI:	CAN GOD FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES?
		AU:	LONDEY,-DAVID
		SO:	Sophia-. JL 86; 25: 4-10
		IS:	0038-1527
		AB:	A SHORT ANALYSIS IS GIVEN OF THE ACT OF FORGIVING, WHICH IS DISTINGUISHED FROM SHOWING MERCY. IT IS SHOWN THAT FORGIVING INVOLVES TOTAL REMISSION OF DESERVED PENALTIES, INCLUDING MORAL CENSURE. AN ARGUMENT IN SENECA ("DE CLEMENTIA", II,7) REJECTS FORGIVING AS WRONG BECAUSE THE FORGIVER OMITS WHAT HE OUGHT TO DO. ALTHOUGH THIS ARGUMENT DOES NOT HOLD FOR ORDINARY MORAL AGENTS, IT DOES HOLD FOR PERFECT MORAL AGENTS--WHENCE, A MORALLY PERFECT GOD CANNOT FORGIVE WRONGDOERS.
		DE:	FORGIVENESS-; GOD-; MERCY-; RELIGION-

I:	FORGIVENESS.
		AU:	HUGHES,-MARTIN
		SO:	Analysis-. MR 75; 35: 113-117
		IS:	0003-2638
		DE:	FORGIVENESS-; GOD-; RELIGION-
		PS:	GINGELL,-J
		LA:	ENGLISH
		DT:	Journal-Article
		AN:	1046965

	13	TI:	GOD AND FORGIVENESS.
		AU:	MINAS,-ANNE-C
		SO:	Philosophical-Quarterly. AP 75; 25: 138-150
		IS:	0031-8094
		AB:	I TRY TO SHOW HOW IT IS LOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO FORGIVE ANYONE, BECAUSE OF INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE CONCEPTS OF 'DIVINITY' AND 'FORGIVENESS'. I MAKE SOME FAIRLY STANDARD ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT 'DIVINITY' AND THEN FIND EIGHT OR NINE TYPES OF 'FORGIVENESS'. WITH EACH TYPE I TRY TO SHOW THAT IT'S NOT AN ACTION A DIVINE BEING CAN PERFORM.
		DE:	FORGIVENESS-; GOD-; PUNISHMENT-; RELIGION-; RESENTMENT-
		PS:	BUTLER

TI:	FORGIVENESS AND POWER.
		AU:	GINGELL,-JOHN
		SO:	Analysis-. JE 74; 34: 180-183
		IS:	0003-2638
		DE:	FORGIVENESS-; GOD-; POWER-; RELIGION-
		LA:	ENGLISH
		DT:	Journal-Article
		AN:	1043812