Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct by Michael McCullough
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Book Summary Author: Michael McCullough Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2008-04-11 ISBN: 078797756X Number of pages: 320 Publisher: Jossey-Bass |
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Book Reviews of the Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct
Customer Review: Great book, not a sermon for forgiveness
Summary: 5 Stars
Searching for books on forgiveness in amazon gives you 127,000 results. From the ones I've seen, the message is almost always the same: forgive those who hurt you because god wants you to, and because it will make you happier and healthier. I've always found that message to be too simplistic. If forgiveness is so great, why is the temptation for revenge so deeply etched in our brains? Aren't there cases where a lack of forgiveness can be healthy or even moral?
What I like most about this new book by McCullough is that he takes these questions seriously. He doesn't take a tendency for revenge to be sick, immature, or theologically misguided. Instead, in a very balanced way, he considers both revenge and forgiveness to be part of human nature, and even reviews evidence in species ranging from guppies to chimpanzees to people showing that forgiveness can be most beneficial when it is coupled with a tendency to punish people who want try to take advantage of you. This very readable book does not preach, though it does express hope for a more forgiving world, offering suggestions based on solid science about how to bring this about.