Religion and the Death Penalty: A Call for ReckoningErik Owens, John D. Carlson, Eric P. Elshtain Series Foreword p. viii Foreword Jean Bethke Elshtain p. x Preface p. xiii Contributors p. xvi Religion and Capital Punishment: An Introduction Erik C. Owens and Eric P. Elshtain p. 1 I Faith Traditions and the Death Penalty 1. Catholic Teaching on the Death Penalty: Has It Changed? Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. p. 23 2. Can Capital Punishment Ever Be Justified in the Jewish Tradition? David Novak p. 31 3. The Death Penalty: A Protestant Perspective Gilbert Meilaender p. 48 4. Punishing Christians: A Pacifist Approach to the Issue of Capital Punishment Stanley Hauerwas p. 57 5. The Death Penalty, Mercy, and Islam: A Call for Retrospection Khaled Abou El Fadl p. 73 II Theological Reflections on the Death Penalty 6. Categorical Pardon: On the Argument for Abolishing Capital Punishment J. Budziszewski p. 109 7. Biblical Perspectives on the Death Penalty Michael L. Westmoreland-White and Glen H. Stassen p. 123 8. Christian Witness, Moral Anthropology, and the Death Penalty Richard W. Garnett p. 139 9. Human Nature, Limited Justice, and the Irony of Capital Punishment John D. Carlson p. 158 10. Responsibility, Vengeance, and the Death Penalty Victor Anderson p. 195 III Personal Commitments and Public Responsibilities 11. The Death Penalty: What's All the Debate About? Frank Keating p. 213 12. Reflections on the Death Penalty and the Moratorium George H. Ryan p. 221 13. God's Justice and Ours: The Morality of Judicial Participation in the Death Penalty Antonin Scalia p. 231 14. Why I Oppose Capital Punishment Mario M. Cuomo p. 240 15. Capital Punishment: Is It Wise? Paul Simon p. 248 16. Facing the Jury: The Moral Trials of a Prosecutor in a Capital Case Beth Wilkinson p. 254 17. The Problem of Forgiveness: Reflections of a Public Defender and a Murder Victim's Family Member Jeanne Bishop p. 264 Afterword: Lifting New Voices against the Death Penalty: Religious Americans and the Debate on Capital Punishment E.J. Dionne Jr. p. 277 Index. |
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... consider the justice of the death penalty as it is applied in their states , and to act upon that considered judgment . Ryan issued his commutation two years after he had instituted the nation's first moratorium on executions ; the ...
... consider the justice of the death penalty as it is applied in their states , and to act upon that considered judgment . Ryan issued his commutation two years after he had instituted the nation's first moratorium on executions ; the ...
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... consider , there- fore , not just a particular policy position , but also the complex reasons be- hind that policy . In this introduction , we provide a brief overview of the most common arguments for the retentionist and abolitionist ...
... consider , there- fore , not just a particular policy position , but also the complex reasons be- hind that policy . In this introduction , we provide a brief overview of the most common arguments for the retentionist and abolitionist ...
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... consider issues of religion or morality have been published in the past five years . Among the most prominent of those published by ac- ademic ( mostly university ) presses are : Franklin Zimring , The Contradictions of American Capi ...
... consider issues of religion or morality have been published in the past five years . Among the most prominent of those published by ac- ademic ( mostly university ) presses are : Franklin Zimring , The Contradictions of American Capi ...
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... consider the morality of the death penalty in the United States . In so doing , he argues , Catholics will see that ... considers how the Protestant tradition's conception of the state entails a particular understand- ing of punishment ...
... consider the morality of the death penalty in the United States . In so doing , he argues , Catholics will see that ... considers how the Protestant tradition's conception of the state entails a particular understand- ing of punishment ...
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... consider how a theological understanding of the human person — an area of inquiry sometimes called " moral anthropol- ogy " -informs our understanding of capital punishment . Legal scholar Rich- ard Garnett argues in Chapter Eight that ...
... consider how a theological understanding of the human person — an area of inquiry sometimes called " moral anthropol- ogy " -informs our understanding of capital punishment . Legal scholar Rich- ard Garnett argues in Chapter Eight that ...
Contents
Catholic Teaching on the Death Penalty Has It Changed? | 23 |
Can Capital Punishment Ever Be Justified in the Jewish Tradition? | 31 |
The Death Penalty A Protestant Perspective | 48 |
Punishing Christians A Pacifist Approach to the Issue of Capital Punishment | 57 |
The Death Penalty Mercy and Islam A Call for Retrospection | 73 |
Categorical Pardon On the Argument for Abolishing Capital Punishment | 109 |
Biblical Perspectives on the Death Penalty | 123 |
Christian Witness Moral Anthropology and the Death Penalty | 139 |
The Death Penalty Whats All the Debate About? | 213 |
Reflections on the Death Penalty and the Moratorium | 221 |
Gods Justice and Ours The Morality of Judicial Participation in the Death Penalty | 231 |
Why I Oppose Capital Punishment | 240 |
Capital Punishment Is It Wise? | 248 |
Facing the Jury The Moral Trials of a Prosecutor in a Capital Case | 254 |
The Problem of Forgiveness Reflections of a Public Defender and a Murder Victims Family Member | 264 |
Lifting New Voices against the Death Penalty Religious Americans and the Debate on Capital Punishment | 277 |
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