Forgiveness and Retribution

Holmgren takes the bolder position in forgiveness philosophy — that forgiveness is always ultimately the right response — and defends it with unusual clarity and consistency across 310 pages, then extends the argument into concrete criminal justice reform in a way most analytic philosophers never attempt. The Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews description of the book as gratifyingly provocative is accurate. Academic readers in ethics and legal theory will find it a serious, worthwhile challenge.