Hugh Laurie

I think of House as a deeply moral character, though some would no doubt argue with me. He does not judge. Beyond his normal tetchiness, there were no more than a half-dozen moments of actual condemnation from him. He understood lies and also why you lied, and there was an absolution there that is very, very appealing.

British Actor

Rick Perlstein

Leaders are for calling people to their better angels, for helping guide them to a kind of sterner, more mature sense of what we need to do. To me, Reagan's brand of leadership was what I call 'a liturgy of absolution.' He absolved Americans almost in a priestly role to contend with sin. Who wouldn't want that?

American Historian

Anthea Butler

Graham may have wanted integration, but instead, he promoted gradualism and provided absolution for racists hiding behind a Christianity attuned not only to Jesus but also focused on regulating behavior and black bodies.

American Educator

Martin Chemnitz

As however the ancients say that in case of necessity any Christian lay person can administer the sacrament of Baptism, so Luther says the same thing about absolution in case of necessity, where no priest is present.

German Theologian

Seamus Heaney

Tom Sleigh's poetry is hard-earned and well founded. I great admire the way it refuses to cut emotional corners and yet achieves a sense of lyric absolution.

Irish Poet

Germaine Greer

Psychoanalysis is the confession without absolution.

Australian Activist

Often used in religious contexts relating to the sacrament of confession or penance.

Religious Ritual

Expresses a desire to be forgiven, usually by a higher power or religious figure.

Seeking Forgiveness

Carries a sense of deep moral or spiritual relief from guilt.

Moral Weight

Also used in secular contexts to mean freedom from blame or guilt.

Beyond Religion

Can imply legal exoneration or being cleared of charges.

Legal Implications

It often suggests that someone acknowledges their mistakes or faults before being exonerated.

Personal Responsibility

 as more than chapter one, as our moral absolution. And in fact, what we need to do is see that as chapter one, celebrate it, close it, and recognize that we need a chapter two that is all about execution, all about the how-to. And if you remember one thing from what I want to talk about today,

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Absolution