This qualitative study explores the meaning of interpersonal forgiveness, using a both/and or postmodern epistemology and a phenomenological methodology. Forgiveness is seen as a reframe that could transform a limiting, disempowering dominant narrative into a more empowering and useful story. The researcher interviews three participants to co-create stories of forgiveness. Themes of emotional discomfort; blame and responsibility; shift to empathy; forgiveness as process; and lasting change or forgiveness incorporated into way of life, are identified. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:37:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Joao Roberto Campanini.pdf: 713441 bytes, checksum: 8ee601f3d0e4bb73f57526c5319977b3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-09-30 / The purpose of this dissertation consists in understanding the experience of religious people who, while suffering imminent loss, asked, through prayer, that the loss would not happen, but had not had their requests answered. To reach this goal, a qualitative phenomenological research was done, based on an interview and analysis both planned and developed according to the methodological proposals of phenomenology. Since the reported experience, it was sought to understand how the unanswered request affects the religious belief. The case studied allowed to show how the unanswered request may affect the way to live faith and the manner of new meanings was built. Also was found, the importance of spiritual leaders and psychologists to follow the people who go through similar situations / O objetivo desta dissertação é compreender a experiência de pessoas religiosas que, ao passarem por situações de iminente perda, pediram, por meio da oração, que a perda não ocorresse, mas não tiveram seus pedidos atendidos. Para atingir esse objetivo, realizou-se uma pesquisa qualitativa fenomenológica, baseada em uma entrevista e análise planejadas e desenvolvidas de acordo com as propostas metodológicas da fenomenologia. A partir da experiência relatada, buscou-se entender como o não atendimento do pedido se reflete na sua crença religiosa. O caso estudado permitiu mostrar como o não atendimento do pedido atinge o modo de viver a fé e a maneira como se construíram novas significações. Constatou-se, também, a importância de lideres espirituais e psicólogos acompanharem as pessoas que passam por situações semelhantes

This qualitative study explores the meaning of interpersonal forgiveness, using a both/and or postmodern epistemology and a phenomenological methodology. Forgiveness is seen as a reframe that could transform a limiting, disempowering dominant narrative into a more empowering and useful story. The researcher interviews three participants to co-create stories of forgiveness. Themes of emotional discomfort; blame and responsibility; shift to empathy; forgiveness as process; and lasting change or forgiveness incorporated into way of life, are identified. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)