Can Forgiving Ever Be a Moral Mistake? Complexifying a Central Commitment of the Christian Moral Life
Published online on January 14, 2026
Abstract
Irish Theological Quarterly, Volume 91, Issue 1, Page 17-34, February 2026.
This article proposes that Christian ethics is best understood as offering an affirmative answer to the question, ‘Can Forgiving Ever Be a Moral Mistake?’ It argues that the most adequate Christian account of forgiveness rests on three claims. First, that ...
This article proposes that Christian ethics is best understood as offering an affirmative answer to the question, ‘Can Forgiving Ever Be a Moral Mistake?’ It argues that the most adequate Christian account of forgiveness rests on three claims. First, that ...