Response: Sustaining Networks and Institutions: Lessons Learned from the Campaign for Forgiveness Research

[...]it was often easier to support individual scholars in their particular projects than it was for them to cultivate a more networked approach that might cultivate a community of scholars working on forgiveness. The lack of a powerful institution as a context for the work resulted in a flowering o...

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Published inThe journal of psychology and Christianity Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 191 - 192
Main Author Jones, L. Gregory
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Batavia CAPS International (Christian Association for Psychological Studies) 22.09.2019
Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Inc
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Summary:[...]it was often easier to support individual scholars in their particular projects than it was for them to cultivate a more networked approach that might cultivate a community of scholars working on forgiveness. The lack of a powerful institution as a context for the work resulted in a flowering of research that has had significant impact, but also a sense that it was a time-bound period of research that has not sustained the powerful momentum of the early 2000s. How can we cultivate and support initiatives designed to achieve innovative breakthroughs across disciplines and sectors through networks while also emphasizing the importance of institutions that ensure long-term visibility, engagement, and impact?
ISSN:0733-4273