Worthington, E.L., Jr. (2006).

Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Theory and Application. NY: Routledge. Hardcover. 307pp. $39.95. ISBN: 1-58391-333-5.

Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Ph.D. is a psychologist, author, and professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has published numerous books and articles on forgiveness and reconciliation.

Barely into the preface, Worthington grabs our attention as he writes, "on January 2, 1996 ... I encountered the most difficult transgression I ever had to wrestle with (x)." His account of a horrendous personal tragedy, the murder of his mother, adds an important dimension of depth to this scholarly treatise. ...