Five Steps to Forgiveness: The Art and Science of Forgiving

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Summary: Run, don't walk to get this book
Review: A great book for our time. Too bad it's out of print. Hit your public library or get one on Amazon's out of print section of if you can. Everett Worthington PhD is an expert on Forgiveness -- he and his team have studied the art and science of forgiving. Great for anytime in your life. Great for America now. He has a system that you can easily learn and use throughout your work and personal life. There is no guarantee that it will work for you but it will undoubtedly help you understand why you are stuck in 'unforgiveness' limbo.

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Summary: A Golden Book
Review: Dr. Worthington's latest book is certain to lead the reader forward on the path to forgiving another. Five Steps To Forgiveness offers a plan that works when applied to the heavy burden of pain, anger and rage that many carry around. Just as a diet and exercise can do much to reduce unwanted weight. Anger, hurt, pain and rage can cause the bearer's spirit to be weighted. Interpersonal relationships suffer when we have unresolved issues. Five Steps To Forgiveness; The Art and Science of Forgiving is a wonderful resource to enable the reader to begin to rid their spirit of the heaviness of pain, anger and hurt that others have inflicted.

A wonderful gift for those you treasure.

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Summary: Psycobabble
Review: He forced me to read this book for his class so he could get money. The book is alright if you enjoy people telling you how you should live your life. I resent having to read this book so I might be bias. Their are easier ways to forgive than to read this boring book. His five step program was about four steps to long. My advice to you is to forget about what happened and move on with your life. So save your money and take my advice.

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Summary: I Forgave Myself and My Ex
Review: I actually got hooked by this book looking through it at a bookstore. The author tells a great story about how he forgave his mother's murderer, something I don't think I could ever do. I had hated my ex-husband for years, and I had tried hard to forgive. I read a lot of books on forgiveness-both religious and self-help. This is the best I've read. I liked his five steps. They were easy to do and easy to remember, but the best thing was his sections on forgiving ourselves and on talking about old wounds with others (in the last half of the book). His whole approach was really practical. The book was written well, with lots of stories and several laugh-out-loud stories. I have tried to do what the book recommended and I seem to have been able to forgive myself more than ever and to forgive my ex. I don't think I'll ever get completely over our fighting, but at least I could let go of some of my hate and feel some empathy for him. I think this has been pretty much a life changer for me. I recommend this book highly.

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Summary: Words of Wisdom
Review: I have long been a distant observer of work in the field of forgiveness, so naturally I was interested in reading Dr. Worthington's latest efforts. I was exceptionally pleased to see that he makes no unrealistic promises on individual success, but does offer a way for the individual to learn to deal with his/her own wounds and ultimately forgive the transgressor. He does an excellent job of outlining each of the vital steps to both forgiving and reconciling old wounds. His inclusion of real life examples, both from his own life and the lives of others, on how (and when) to implement these steps, gives this piece a personal touch that allows the reader and the author to relate to one another. In short, this book is a worthy addition to the scientific field of forgiveness, and a powerful psychological tool that we could all benefit from.

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Summary: An Extraordinary book for our time
Review: This is a terrific book. The author really understands the art and science of forgiveness. Of course there are no guarantees but you will certainly begin to understand why you are stuck in the limbo of 'unforgiveness'. Easy to learn system that seems to work for many people. Too bad this book is out of print. It's a great book for our time.