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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... perhaps the majority position . One of the important developments in recent decades is the seismic shift within Roman Catholicism from its historic position in support of capi- tal punishment for many crimes ( including heresy ) to the ...
... perhaps the majority position . One of the important developments in recent decades is the seismic shift within Roman Catholicism from its historic position in support of capi- tal punishment for many crimes ( including heresy ) to the ...
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... Perhaps most importantly , given the unique and virtually unlimited power he held to pardon or commute sen- tences , Governor Ryan told audiences that his personal religious beliefs deeply influenced his thinking about the injustice of ...
... Perhaps most importantly , given the unique and virtually unlimited power he held to pardon or commute sen- tences , Governor Ryan told audiences that his personal religious beliefs deeply influenced his thinking about the injustice of ...
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... perhaps comes as little surprise . 17. Stuart Banner writes that this " basic moral question " is the root of all philosophical , political , or economic arguments for and against the death penalty ( Banner , p . 3 ) . 18. " Faith ...
... perhaps comes as little surprise . 17. Stuart Banner writes that this " basic moral question " is the root of all philosophical , political , or economic arguments for and against the death penalty ( Banner , p . 3 ) . 18. " Faith ...
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... perhaps none so surprising as the willingness among some of the death penalty's traditional supporters — political and religious conservatives — to reconsider the morality and wisdom of the pol- by church bodies , see http://pewforum ...
... perhaps none so surprising as the willingness among some of the death penalty's traditional supporters — political and religious conservatives — to reconsider the morality and wisdom of the pol- by church bodies , see http://pewforum ...
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... perhaps even executed — for crimes they did not commit . Illinois , for example , released eight death row inmates 21. On conservatives ' ambivalence about the death penalty , see E. J. Dionne's Afterword in this book , and Thomas C ...
... perhaps even executed — for crimes they did not commit . Illinois , for example , released eight death row inmates 21. On conservatives ' ambivalence about the death penalty , see E. J. Dionne's Afterword in this book , and Thomas C ...
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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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