Foreword by Jean Bethke Elshtain This important book is sure to foster informed public discussion about the death penalty by deepening readers' understanding of how religious beliefs and perspectives shape this contentious issue. Featuring a fair, balanced appraisal of its topic, Religion and the Death Penalty brings thoughtful religious reflection to bear on current challenges facing the capital justice system. One look at the list of contributors reveals the significance of this book. Here are recognized leaders from the academy, government, and public life who also represent a wide range of faith commitments, including Jewish, Christian, and Muslim. Like many people of faith and goodwill, the authors disagree with one another, variously supporting retention, reform, or abolition of capital punishment. As a result, the book presents the most comprehensive and well-rounded religiously oriented discussion of the death penalty available. Contributors: Khaled Abou El Fadl Victor Anderson Jeanne Bishop J. Budziszewski John D. Carlson Mario M. Cuomo E. J. Dionne Jr. Avery Cardinal Dulles, S. J. Eric P. Elshtain Richard W. Garnett Stanley Hauerwas Frank Keating Gilbert Meilaender David Novak Erik C. Owens George H. Ryan Antonin Scalia Paul Simon Glen H. Stassen Michael L. Westmoreland-White Beth Wilkinson
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Until at least the middle of the twentieth century it was generally agreed in the Catholic Church that the state had the right, and sometimes the duty, to impose the death penalty for certain heinous offenses. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
responsibilist approach, nominal justice, mercy factor, deep symbols, death penalty debate, capital punishment system, limited justice, capital justice, transforming initiatives, moral anthropology, divine command ethics, juristic tradition, killing state, dark symbol, death penalty opponents, ultimate justice, divine yes, actual innocence, public murder, null class Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, John Paul, Jesus Christ, Cardinal Dulles, Khaled Abou El Fadl, Grand Rapids, New Testament, The Protestant Ethic, Oklahoma City, Albert Camus, Catholic Church, First Things, John Howard Yoder, First Amendment, Karl Barth, Old Testament, Oxford University Press, Rabbi Akivah, Abu Zahrah, Church Dogmatics, Ibn Rushd, Jean Bethke Elshtain, John Calvin, Outrageous Atrocity New!
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responsibilist approach, nominal justice, mercy factor, deep symbols, death penalty debate, capital punishment system, limited justice, capital justice, transforming initiatives, moral anthropology, divine command ethics, juristic tradition, killing state, dark symbol, death penalty opponents, ultimate justice, divine yes, actual innocence, public murder, null class Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, John Paul, Jesus Christ, Cardinal Dulles, Khaled Abou El Fadl, Grand Rapids, New Testament, The Protestant Ethic, Oklahoma City, Albert Camus, Catholic Church, First Things, John Howard Yoder, First Amendment, Karl Barth, Old Testament, Oxford University Press, Rabbi Akivah, Abu Zahrah, Church Dogmatics, Ibn Rushd, Jean Bethke Elshtain, John Calvin, Outrageous Atrocity New!
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- Rebellion and Violence in Islamic Law by Khaled Abou El Fadl on 4 pages
- Church Dogmatics (14 Volume Set) by Karl Barth on 4 pages
- On Capital Punishment by William H Baker on 4 pages
- Capital Punishment: A Reader (Pilgrim Library of Ethics) by Glen H. Stassen on 4 pages
- Jewish Social Ethics by David Novak on 4 pages
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