Healing life's hurts : making your anger work for you /: making your anger work for you. ([2008])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Graham Bretherick.
• Authors: Bretherick, Graham
• Contents: Contents ; Acknowledgments 7; Foreword by Duane Harder 10; Preface 11; Introduction 13; Part 1: Anger’s Purpose and Value ; 1. Misconceptions of Anger 19; 2. Defining Anger 23; 3. How Anger Expresses Itself Outwardly 37; 4. How Anger Expresses Itself Inwardly 56; 5. How Anger Affects Your Body 70; 6. Learning to Use Anger for Good 78; 7. Choosing How to Use Your Anger 84; Part 2: Turning Anger into a Friend ; 8. Steps to Using Anger for Your Good 93; 9. Paying Attention to the Anger Signal 100; 10. Understanding What Sets Off the ‘Anger Button’ 104; 11. Anger Can Help Us Change 111; 12. Anger and Shame 114; 13. Developing a Strategy to Deal with Anger 120; 14. My Journey In and Out of Anger 127; Part 3: The Power of Forgiveness ; 15. Distinguishing Between Anger and Bitterness 139; 16. Healing Bitterness Through Forgiveness 155; 17. So What Is Forgiveness? 160; 18. Forgiveness Is a Choice 167; 19. The Importance of Forgiving Others 174; 20. The Forgiveness Exercise 182; 21. A Biblical View of Forgiveness 191; 22. Symptoms of Unforgiveness 201; 23. Unforgiveness and Low-grade Anger 209; Conclusion 214; Appendix 1; The Components of Aggressive Driving 216; Appendix 2; How Was Anger Handled in Your Family? 219; Appendix 3; A Forgiveness Exercise 222
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Monarch
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 241.3; Anger -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Colère -- Aspect religieux -- Christianisme; RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Ethics; Anger -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857215130; 0857215132
• Related ISBNs: 9781854248749
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 8, 2018)
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