Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 8 of the text and at least one of the following articles:
- How Do you Like Your Forgiveness? Communication Style Preferences and Effects
- When Forgiveness Signals Power: Effects of Forgiveness Expression and Forgiver Gender
Forgiveness can be an integral part of conflict resolution and even a strong factor in psychological and physical health. Some philosophy of forgiveness is a gift to the person doing the forgiving, not necessarily for the forgiven. In this paper you will explore the power of forgiveness potential role in conflict resolution.
In your paper,
Analyze the general role of forgiveness in conflict resolution using the text and one of the other scholarly articles listed above.
Explain the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation and the role communication plays in each.
Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Describe an example to illustrate the differences between the two concepts.
- Identify the communication skills utilized.
- Support your ideas with the text and one of the other scholarly sources.
Discuss how applying these concepts improves interpersonal relationships.
The Forgiveness and Reconciliation assignment
Must be 600 to 750 words in length, double-spaced, and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA For Microsoft Word Be sure to include a title page, a references list, and in-text citations.
Must utilize an academic voice. See the Academic Voice resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates t of your paper and the conclusion should restate the thesis and explain how it was supported in the paper.
Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Must use at least one scholarly source in addition to the course text.
- Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this Quick and Easy Library Research tutorial.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment. APA.