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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... governor , senator , and federal prosecutor ) alongside eminent religious lead- ers and scholars . On another occasion , June 3 , 2002 , the sitting governor of Il- linois — the most prominent battleground state of capital punishment re ...
... governor , senator , and federal prosecutor ) alongside eminent religious lead- ers and scholars . On another occasion , June 3 , 2002 , the sitting governor of Il- linois — the most prominent battleground state of capital punishment re ...
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... Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994 , and currently serves as legal counsel in the New York office of law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher . Cuomo received his undergraduate and law degrees from St. John's University , where he later ...
... Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994 , and currently serves as legal counsel in the New York office of law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher . Cuomo received his undergraduate and law degrees from St. John's University , where he later ...
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... Governor of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2oo3 , and currently serves as CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers . From 2oo2 to 2oo3 he served as the first chairman of the National Review Board , created by the U.S. Conference of Catholic ...
... Governor of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2oo3 , and currently serves as CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers . From 2oo2 to 2oo3 he served as the first chairman of the National Review Board , created by the U.S. Conference of Catholic ...
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... Governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2oo3 . He was elected the state's thirty - ninth governor on November 3 , 1998 , contin- uing a career of public service that included terms as secretary of state ( 1991- 99 ) and lieutenant governor ...
... Governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2oo3 . He was elected the state's thirty - ninth governor on November 3 , 1998 , contin- uing a career of public service that included terms as secretary of state ( 1991- 99 ) and lieutenant governor ...
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... governor George Ryan appointed him co - chair of the Governor's Commission on Capital Pun- ishment . After two years of research , the blue - ribbon panel recommended more that eighty changes to the state's capital punishment system ...
... governor George Ryan appointed him co - chair of the Governor's Commission on Capital Pun- ishment . After two years of research , the blue - ribbon panel recommended more that eighty changes to the state's capital punishment system ...
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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