Forgiveness

About the Book

Forgiveness: Learning How to Forgive by Julia Frazier White is a book for people who have been deeply hurt and caught in a vortex of anger, depression, and resentment. Julia White shares how forgiveness can reduce anxiety and depression while increasing self esteem and hopefulness toward one’s future. This fresh new work demonstrates how forgiveness, approached in the correct manner, benefits the forgiver far more than the forgiven. Filled with wisdom and warm encouragement, the book leads the reader on a path that will bring clarity and peace. The act of forgiving is itself an exercise in restoring oneself to wholeness. When a heinous act is committed, sometimes one wonders if forgiveness is even possible. In this ground-breaking book, Dr. White gives us the seven steps that are taken in the forgiveness process. “When we forgive,” she says, “we set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner we set free is us.” In an easy-to-read yet astute analysis of the meaning and value of forgiveness, Dr. White teaches the reader that forgiveness is a way of healing. She takes as her model sound biblical principles and outlines the many subtleties involved in forgiveness, such as distinguishing anger from hate, and noting that we only forgive those we blame (including ourselves). Forgetting may be more difficult, but at least Forgiveness: Learning How to Forgive can help us along the path toward release and healing.

About the Author

Julia Frazier White is a mother, grandmother, Sunday school teacher, Stephen Minister, Information Systems consultant, and editor for technical and scholarly writing projects. She is the author of Forgiving: Learning How to Forgive. She is co-author of George Liele’s Life and Legacy: An Unsung Hero. Retired from IBM Corporation as Senior Systems Engineer (Project Manager), Dr. White is pursuing a dream of hers – to write. She is working on two other books: Ordinary People: Extraordinary Parents, and Mother’s Poems. She delivers workshops, speeches, and courses on diversity, forgiveness, and many computer software topics. Julia holds a BA in mathematics with minors in chemistry and German from Murray State University, Master of Science in Management from Colorado Technical University, and Ph.D. in Christian Counseling from Newburgh Theological Seminary. Dr. White leads very busy life writing, tutoring, playing tennis, water aerobics, and working with her favorite volunteer activities.