Reading and viewing

Non-fiction:

  • Martha C. Nussbaum. Anger and forgiveness. Resentment, generosity, justice. Ambo | Anthos, 2016.
  • Jack Kornfield, The power of forgiveness. Thoughts on forgiveness and peace. Synthesis, 2005.
  • Ndaba Mandela. The courage to forgive. Life lessons from my grandfather, Nelson Mandela. Unieboek | Het Spectrum, 2018.
  • Desmond and Mpho Tutu. The Book of Forgiveness. The fourfold path to healing ourselves and our world. Unieboek | Het Spectrum, 2014.
  • Mohammed El Bachiri. A jihad of love. The Bezige Bij, 2017.
  • Fred Luskin. Forgive for good. A proven prescription for health and happiness. Harper Collins Publishers, 2003.
  • Viktor E. Frankl. The meaning of existence. An introduction to logotherapy. Publisher Ad. Dark, 2011.

Scientific:

  • Everett Worthington & Nathaniel Wade (editors). Handbook of forgiveness. Routledge, 2019.
  • Lydia Woodyatt, Everett L. Worthington, Michael Wenzel & Brandon J. Griffin (editors). Handbook of the Psychology of Self-Forgiveness. Springer, 2017.

Novels:

  • Edit Eger. The choice. Living in freedom. THEME, 2018
  • Maddy Stolk. Sudah, never mind. An Indian family history. Ambo | Anthos, 2023.

Movies:

Documentary clips:

  • ‘Love from the most unlikely place’ – An impressive English-language excerpt about how even the most heinous crime can be forgiven and its impact on the one you forgive.
  • ‘Remembering what makes us human’ – This English-language excerpt shows not only the healing power of nature, but also how remembering what makes us human can lead to forgiveness, or at least giving up hate.