moral redemption
Earning forgiveness back
Moral redemption is the process of atoning for wrongdoing and restoring one's ethical standing.
A person who has acted badly seeks moral redemption through acknowledging the harm, making amends, and demonstrating changed behavior.
The concept assumes people can be redeemed—that past wrongs don't permanently define character: His years of community service represented a genuine moral redemption.
Redemption narratives are central to religious traditions and storytelling alike.
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- making amendsCompensating for wrongdoing
- self-reflectionExamining one's own mind
soul searching · apology · asking forgiveness · salvation · grace · fallen from grace · born again · virtue · compassion · remorse · humility · absolution · restorative justice · sanctification · restitution · second chance · clean slate · turning over a new leaf
moral redemptiondamnation
Eternal punishment decree
perdition · moral corruption · fall from grace · moral collapse · moral decay
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