Religion and the Death Penalty: A Call for ReckoningErik Owens, John D. Carlson, Eric P. Elshtain Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 6 d’ag. 2004 - 294 pàgines 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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... Constitution Project , Washington , D.C. " Every evangelical in America should read this extraordinary and compelling contribution to the death penalty debate . I recommend this book without reservation . It challenged my own thinking ...
... Constitution Project , Washington , D.C. " Every evangelical in America should read this extraordinary and compelling contribution to the death penalty debate . I recommend this book without reservation . It challenged my own thinking ...
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... Constitution Project's Death Penalty Initiative . She served as Special Attorney to the United States Attor- ney General assigned to the prosecution team for the Oklahoma City bomb- ing trials . She worked closely with the survivors and ...
... Constitution Project's Death Penalty Initiative . She served as Special Attorney to the United States Attor- ney General assigned to the prosecution team for the Oklahoma City bomb- ing trials . She worked closely with the survivors and ...
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... constitutional proscription in the Eighth Amendment of " cruel and unusual punishment . ” It should also be noted ... Constitution Project , 2001 ) and " Report of Governor Ryan's Commission on Capital Punishment " ( Springfield , Ill ...
... constitutional proscription in the Eighth Amendment of " cruel and unusual punishment . ” It should also be noted ... Constitution Project , 2001 ) and " Report of Governor Ryan's Commission on Capital Punishment " ( Springfield , Ill ...
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... constitutions of Afghanistan and Iraq . Part Two , " Theological Reflections on the Death Penalty , " presents five in - depth chapters about particular problems or considerations that stem from theological inquiry into capital ...
... constitutions of Afghanistan and Iraq . Part Two , " Theological Reflections on the Death Penalty , " presents five in - depth chapters about particular problems or considerations that stem from theological inquiry into capital ...
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... Constitution of the United States . In Chapter Fifteen the late Senator Paul Simon , the son of a Lutheran minister , writes that he never let " personal moral questions blur into the pub- lic policy decisions " he had to make . Thus ...
... Constitution of the United States . In Chapter Fifteen the late Senator Paul Simon , the son of a Lutheran minister , writes that he never let " personal moral questions blur into the pub- lic policy decisions " he had to make . Thus ...
Continguts
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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