Giving and especially Forgiving, has been talked about for many years. Even Shakespeare was involved, with one of his most famous lines from the play Merchant of Venice being “The quality of mercy is not strain’d;/ it droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven” But what is the Christian idea of this “mercy” (forgiveness) that Shakespeare talks about? In fact, in one of my book reviews Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, I even advocated something that seemed to ignore the giving of forgiveness altogether. This is where Miroslav Volf’s book Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a culture stripped of Grace comes in handy.Keep Reading »
