Regret
Regret In this brilliant theological essay, Paul J. In this concise theological grammar, Paul J. Griffiths takes the reader through all the stages of regret.To various degrees, all human beings…
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Regret
In this brilliant theological essay, Paul J. In this concise theological grammar, Paul J. Griffiths takes the reader through all the stages of regret.To various degrees, all human beings experience regret.
He examines attitudes encapsulated in the phrase, "I would it were otherwise," including regret, contrition, remorse, compunction, lament, and repentance. Griffiths analyzes this attitude toward the past and distinguishes its various kinds. By using literature (especially poetry) and Christian theology, Griffiths shows both what is good about regret and what can be destructive about it.
Griffiths argues that on the one hand regret can take the form of remorse--an agony produced by obsessive and ceaseless examination of the errors, sins, and omissions of the past. This kind of regret accomplishes nothing and produces only pain. On the other hand, when regret is