Exile & embrace : contemporary religious discourse on the death penalty /

This book examines the religious debates and dimensions of the death penalty in America. Here, the author demonstrates that capital punishment has relatively little to do with the perpetrators and much more to do with those who would impose the punishment. Because of this, he argues, we should focus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Santoro, Anthony R., 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Northeastern University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Capital punishment > United States > Religious aspects.
Peine de mort > États-Unis > Aspect religieux.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Capital punishment > Religious aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Between moral certainty and morally certain : the churches discuss the death penalty
  • Between the innocent man and Osama bin Laden : the believer and the death penalty, as viewed from the pew
  • The exile : instantiated and revealed
  • The bloggers' exegesis : from the death penalty to taxonomies of the executive
  • Death, difference, and conscience
  • Opening the space : from exile to embrace
  • Conclusion.

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