Metanoia and the Transformation of Opportunity

When  Kairos , the god of opportunity, passes by,  Metanoia  is left in his wake. At first glance,  Metanoia  is the embodiment of regret, a sorrowful woman cowering under the weight of remorse. However, there is more to the concept of  metanoia  than feelings of regret. This article looks to the long-standing partnership between  kairos  and  metanoia  as a way to better understand the affective and transformative dimension of  kairos . The  kairos and  metanoia  partnership can take shape as a personal learning process, a pedagogical tool, and a rhetorical device.  Kairos  and  metanoia  stimulate transformations of belief, large and small, that can advance personal understanding and lead to more empathetic responses. As such, this article argues for further exploration of the kairos  and  metanoia  partnership in rhetorical theory and practice.