This book examines the relationship between the theologies of atonement and penal strategies. Christian theology was potent in Western society until the nineteenth century, and the so-called "satisfaction theory" of the atonement interacted and reacted with penal practice. Gorringe argues that atonement theology created a structure of affect that favored retributive policies. He reviews theory and practice in the twentieth century, and makes concrete proposals for both theology and criminal and societal violence.
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"...[an] extraordinarily learned volume....unusually perceptive and even profound. It should be read and studied carefully by everyone involved in the administration of criminal justice." Law Books In Review
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Christian theology was potent in Western society until the nineteenth century, and the so-called "satisfaction theory" of the atonement interacted and reacted with penal practice. This book examines the relationship between the theologies of atonement and penal strategies.
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- Punishment and Social Structure by Georg Rusche on 4 pages
- Trials and Punishments (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy) by R. A. Duff on page 14, page 97, and Back Matter
- The London Hanged: Crime And Civil Society In The Eighteenth Century by Peter Linebaugh on page 4, page 160, and Back Matter
- History of Dogma by Adolf Harnack on page 90, page 99, and Back Matter
- Old Testament Theology: The Theology of Israel's Historical Traditions v. 1 by Gerhard Von Rad on page 36, and Back Matter
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- The Nonviolent Atonement by J. Denny Weaver on 8 pages
- Beyond Retribution: A New Testament Vision for Justice, Crime, and Punishment (Studies in Peace and Scripture) by Mr. Christopher D. Marshall in Front Matter, page 60, and page 127
- Reconciliation: Restoring Justice by John de Gruchy in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Sacred Pain: Hurting the Body for the Sake of the Soul by Ariel Glucklich in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Blackwell Companion to Postmodern Theology (Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion) by Graham Ward on page 191
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