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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... Prison Review Board seeking clemency on behalf of an inmate facing the death penalty . Ms. Bishop left corporate law practice in the wake of her sister's murder . She attended Northwestern and Yale Law Schools and teaches trial advocacy ...
... Prison Review Board seeking clemency on behalf of an inmate facing the death penalty . Ms. Bishop left corporate law practice in the wake of her sister's murder . She attended Northwestern and Yale Law Schools and teaches trial advocacy ...
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... prison and re- duced three sentences to forty years in prison ; Ryan also pardoned four in- mates outright , saying they were innocent of the crimes for which they were convicted . It was a bold act of executive clemency , noteworthy ...
... prison and re- duced three sentences to forty years in prison ; Ryan also pardoned four in- mates outright , saying they were innocent of the crimes for which they were convicted . It was a bold act of executive clemency , noteworthy ...
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... prison system " ; the sister of another victim claimed that " what [ Ryan did ] to all these victims ' families , it's like we were murdered again , our family members , that's how bad it is . " Richard Devine , the Cook County state's ...
... prison system " ; the sister of another victim claimed that " what [ Ryan did ] to all these victims ' families , it's like we were murdered again , our family members , that's how bad it is . " Richard Devine , the Cook County state's ...
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... prison she experienced a religious conversion and , by all ac- counts , a personal transformation upon being " born again . " As her execution date neared , both Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell — who had long expressed their support for ...
... prison she experienced a religious conversion and , by all ac- counts , a personal transformation upon being " born again . " As her execution date neared , both Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell — who had long expressed their support for ...
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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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