Integration of Psychology and Theology



[Liberty University]

Summary

It is observed that forgiveness has a very positive impact on human psychology as it affects in various ways. Forgiveness helps in reducing mental stress, gloominess, irritation, anger and other negative aspects whereas it promotes self admiration, optimism and various other positive aspects of a personality. There is found an educational psychological approach that aims to encourage forgiveness especially in three most important areas of life, the family, the school and the worship place. This approach wants to strengthen a bound between individuals and their society in order to cultivate the spirit of forgiveness (Enight, 2004).

These three categories are focused because of their higher influence on the individuals. Worship place comprises of various levels of forgiveness, education promotes the belief that forgiveness is like a duty of a faithful worshipper. This cultivates the message among people from all the ages including children to adults. It helps society to grow and to prosper and bounds it in strong relationships. When one has decided to forgive, one can initiate this act of forgiveness by focusing on the wrong doer in some different ways by understanding and by rising sympathy and kindness for the wrong doer and by controlling one owns pain of being hurt. When one has made an effort for forgiveness, one might get a new meaning in this agony realizing the fact that one has once also been so unfair in the past and realizes that one is not the only sufferer in the world. Moreover, one can explore new reason of life and go through emotional satisfaction (Enright, 2001).

Interaction

Forgiveness is always a better option rather than taking revenge as it promotes mental and spiritual relaxation and positivity. It is an essential and required therapy for physical and mental health. To forgive someone on their ...