Criminology and public theology : on hope, mercy and restoration /

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This timely and unique contribution brings together leading scholars from criminology and theology to challenge criminal justice orthodoxy. They question the dominance of retributive punishment, and consider alternatives which draw on Christian ideas of hope, mercy and restoration.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: MILLIE, ANDREW
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Criminology > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Public theology.
Criminologie > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Théologie publique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.
Criminology > Religious aspects > Christianity
Public theology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • 1. Introduction: Public Criminology Meets Public Theology
  • Part I. A Place for Hope: Criminology Meets Public Theology
  • 2. Criminal Justice and the Ethics of Jesus
  • 3. Three Intersections in Criminology and Public Theology
  • 4. St Paul among the Criminologists
  • 5. Interpreting the Cross: Religion, Structures of Feeling, and Penal Theory and Practice
  • 6. Sin, Shame and Atonement: A Challenge for Secular Redemption
  • 7. Criminology, Public Theology and Hope
  • Part II. Criminal Justice, Mercy and Restoration
  • 8. Mercy Triumphs over Judgement: Intrusive or Enabling Mercy?
  • 9. The 'Quality of Mercy' in Probation Practice
  • 10. Loving the Neighbourhood, Loving Enemies: Towards a Theology for (and from) Policing
  • 11. Persecuting the Prophets: Inequality, Insanity and Incarceration
  • 12. The Ins and Outs of Signals of Forgiveness in Restorative Justice
  • 13. The Restorative Gaze
  • 14. Conclusions
  • Index
  • Back cover

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