%0 Journal Article
%T ¡°Supernatural¡± Forgiveness:  Evelyn Underhill¡¯s Insights in Dialogue with Monique Lisbon
%A Robyn Wrigley-Carr
%J Theology Today
%@ 2044-2556
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0040573618810380
%X Forgiveness is a complex theological concept and a complicated and nuanced reality. In this article we hear the voices of two women writing from the standpoint of Christian theology. First, Evelyn Underhill, a British, mystical theologian and spiritual director (1875¨C1941) who was the first woman to lecture in theology at the University of Oxford. In her retreat talks, ¡°Abba,¡± Underhill teaches that forgiveness is ¡°supernatural,¡± a reality enabled by the Spirit. Second, Underhill¡¯s insights are ¡°earthed¡± and critically reflected upon by being placed in dialogue with Monique Lisbon, a contemporary, Australian songwriter and survivor of child sex abuse. Excerpts from Underhill¡¯s spiritual direction further ground and flesh out her spiritual theology concerning forgiveness. The article closes with hope, affirming Underhill¡¯s theology that forgiveness is ¡°supernatural,¡± yet questions remain concerning the complexity of the forgiveness journey for victims of the most heinous of crimes
%K ¡°supernatural¡± forgiveness
%K child sex abuse
%K Evelyn Underhill
%K prayer
%K Spirit
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0040573618810380