Recently a growing number of Christians have actively promoted the concept of "restorative justice" and attempted to develop programs for dealing with crime based on restorative principles. But is this approach truly consistent with the teaching of Scripture? To date, very little has been done to test this claim. Beyond Retribution fills a gap by plumbing the New Testament on the topics of crime, justice, and punishment. Christopher Marshall first explores the problems involved in applying ethical teachings from the New Testament to mainstream society. He then surveys the extent to which the New Testament addresses criminal justice issues, looking in particular at the concept of the justice of God in the teachings of Paul and Jesus. He also examines the topic of punishment, reviewing the debate in social thinking over the ethics and purpose of punishment-including capital punishment-and he advocates a new concept of "restorative punishment." The result of this engaging work is a biblically based challenge to imitate the way of Christ in dealing with both victims and offenders.
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Excellent, groundbreaking book,
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This review is from: Beyond Retribution: A New Testament Vision for Justice, Crime, and Punishment (Studies in Peace and Scripture) (Paperback)
Marshall's book is thoroughly enjoyable and incredibly insightful. It is the first book of its kind and examines the issue from a broad and well-informed perspective.
Marshall shows God's heart for reconciliaton and redemption convincingly and makes the Gospel sound like Good News for everyone. The only thing that detracts from the book is that it is written for theological insiders and would be difficult for anyone not conversant with the issues he raises to engage with. This book offers a significant and prophetic challenge to historical and contemporary penology, and should be required reading for all aspiring lawyers, pastors, and politicians.
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The Nature of God's Justice in the New Testament,
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This book is unique in that it brings the New Testament vision of Justice into direct and critical conversation with contemporary practices of punishing crime. It provides a rich resource for anyone convinced of the necessity of a turn from retributive justice to restorative justice. Highly recommended.
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Many Christians have been raised on a simplistic"an eye for an eye" theology. This book challenges one's thinking and theology about God's perspective of justice and mercy. God is still an advocate for the voiceless and powerless in our society. This book is a must read for any Christian that has a prison or jail ministry, a must read for any Pastor that ministers to the marginalized, and a must read for any Christian that believes in the God's Kingdom Coming on Earth as it is in Heaven.
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restorative punishment, capital justice, reformative theory, substitutionary punishment, relational justice, saving justice, punitive retribution, death penalty debate, restorative justice, penal substitution, criminal offending, human punishment, penal theory, biblical justice, human wrongdoing, retributive punishment, symbolic theory, lex talionis, eschatological judgment, temporal judgment, human forgiveness, retributive justice Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Testament, Old Testament, Grand Rapids, New York, The Ethics of Punishment, New Zealand, Jesus Christ, The Expanding Prison, Walter Moberly, Sheffield Academic Press, Westminster John Knox, Changing Lenses, Embodying Forgiveness, United States, Howard Zehr, Outrageous Atrocity, Cambridge University Press, Fortress Press, Herald Press, Daryl Charles, God's Just Vengeance, Hebrew Bible, Near Eastern, Amnesty International, Golden Rule New!
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restorative punishment, capital justice, reformative theory, substitutionary punishment, relational justice, saving justice, punitive retribution, death penalty debate, restorative justice, penal substitution, criminal offending, human punishment, penal theory, biblical justice, human wrongdoing, retributive punishment, symbolic theory, lex talionis, eschatological judgment, temporal judgment, human forgiveness, retributive justice Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Testament, Old Testament, Grand Rapids, New York, The Ethics of Punishment, New Zealand, Jesus Christ, The Expanding Prison, Walter Moberly, Sheffield Academic Press, Westminster John Knox, Changing Lenses, Embodying Forgiveness, United States, Howard Zehr, Outrageous Atrocity, Cambridge University Press, Fortress Press, Herald Press, Daryl Charles, God's Just Vengeance, Hebrew Bible, Near Eastern, Amnesty International, Golden Rule New!
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- Ethics of Punishment by W. Moberly on 18 pages
- The Love of Enemy and Nonretalitation in the New Testament (Studies in Peace & Scripture) by Willard M. Swartley on 10 pages
- The New Testament by Frank Schaffer Publications on 8 pages
- The New Testament by Liturgy Training Publications on 8 pages
- Atonement Today (Gospel & Culture) by John Goldingay on 7 pages
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- Reconciliation: Restoring Justice by John de Gruchy on 4 pages
- Religion and the Death Penalty: A Call for Reckoning by Erik C. Owens in Front Matter, and page 166
- Covenant of Peace: The Missing Peace in New Testament Theology and Ethics by Willard M. Swartley on page 395, and Back Matter
- Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context by Glen H. Stassen on page 213
- Moral Theology: New Directions and Fundamental Issues by James Keating on page 107
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