Does the key to forgiveness lie in genuine remorse? Or are some actions and their perpetrators so profoundly wrong that they’re ‘unforgiveable’?
In The Ethics of Forgiveness, Executive Director of The Ethics Centre Dr Simon Longstaff AO is joined by academic Dr Vincent Hurley and co-founder of the Survivor Hub Brenda Lin, to examine whether there is an ethical obligation to forgive. Can acts of forgiveness be unwarranted and unjust? What is the relationship between forgiveness and accountability?
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1 Apr 2026
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Under what conditions should people offer or expect to receive forgiveness? Does the key to forgiveness lie in genuine remorse? Or are some actions and their perpetrators so profoundly wrong that they’re ‘unforgiveable’?