Model and Definition of Forgiveness

Psychometric Properties

Citing the HFS

Funding

Funding

The Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS) was developed as a part of the Heartland Forgiveness Project, a program of research to develop a model, definition, and measure of forgiveness, and to examine relationships between forgiveness and psychological and physiological well-being. From 1998 to 2002, the Heartland Forgiveness Project was supported by a $250,000 grant from A Campaign for Forgiveness Research. Funds for the grant were provided by the John Templeton Foundation, the Fetzer Institute, and other donors.

A Campaign for Forgiveness Research awarded numerous grants to spur the scientific study of forgiveness. Under the leadership of Everett L Worthington, Jr, PhD, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Ruby Bridges Hall, and Robert Coles, MD, the John Templeton Foundation and other donors eventually contributed nearly 10 million dollars to this campaign.