Forgiveness: How we define it and how it defines us

Audacious with Chion Wolf

How do you define forgiveness?

Turns out, the definition tends to be as different as every person. And that definition changes depending on where you are in the process, too!

On this episode of Audacious, Chion talks about it with a best friend, a pastor, a philosopher, and a man who lost his face after getting hit by a drunk driver.

You’ll also hear ponderings on forgiveness from some of our Audacious listeners!

And since this is a rebroadcast of an episode from two years ago, Chion offers a few new personal reflections on forgiveness after all this time.

This show originally aired on March 25, 2022 and was updated on March 15, 2024.

For a full transcript of this episode, click here.

Hear the extended interview with David Whyte.

Listen to our previous episodes with Robert Chelsea about his face transplant and his experience as part of the “disabled diaspora”.

GUESTS:

• Sarah Eyre: A Willimantic-based textile artist
• Rev. Dr. Shelley Best: CEO of the Greater Hartford Arts Council
• Robert Chelsea: The first African-American full-face transplant recipient
• Everick Brown: Robert Chelsea’s godson and the spokesperson for the Robert Chelsea Foundation
• David Whyte: Poet, philosopher, speaker, and author of Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words

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