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Doing justice to mercy religion, law, and criminal justice

Title
Doing justice to mercy [electronic resource] : religion, law, and criminal justice / edited by Jonathan Rothchild, Matthew Myer Boulton and Kevin Jung.
Publication
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2007.

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Additional Authors
  • Rothchild, Jonathan.
  • Boulton, Matthew Myer, 1970-
  • Jung, Kevin, 1970-
Description
1 online resource (xi, 280 p.)
Series Statement
Studies in religion and culture
Uniform Title
  • Doing justice to mercy (Online)
  • Studies in religion and culture (Charlottesville, Va.)
Subject
  • Religion and justice
  • Mercy
  • Religion and law
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-271) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Case studies in justice and mercy -- Race and class: Race, class, and the development of criminal justice policy / Marc Mauer -- Domestic violence: Complicity or justice and mercy? sexual violence challenges, the criminal justice system, and the churches / Lois Gehr Livezey -- Death penalty: Echoes of grace : from the prison to the state house / Ernie Lewis -- Sentencing: Recapturing the good, not merely measuring harms : rehabilitation, restoration, and the federal sentencing guidelines / Jonathan Rothchild -- Law and society: A place for mercy / Albert W. Alschuler -- International law: Why international law matters in God's world / David Scheffer -- Critical response to David Scheffer / David Little -- Approaches to justice and mercy -- Scriptural approaches: Samaritan justice : a theology of "mercy" and "neighborhood" / Matthew Myer Boulton -- Political theology approaches: The way of the cross as theatric of counterterror / Mark Lewis Taylor -- Critical response to Mark Lewis Taylor / Sarah Coakley -- Theological ethics approaches: Criminal justice and responsible mercy / William Schweiker -- Phenomenological approaches: Fallibility and fragility : a reflection on justice and mercy / Kevin Jung -- Social ethics approaches: Justice and mercy : the relation of societal norms and empathic feeling / Peter J. Paris -- Historical theology approaches: Criminal justice and the law of love : reflections on the public theology of Reinhold Niebuhr / W. Clark Gilpin -- Critical response to W. Clark Gilpin / William C. Placher -- Postscript / William Schweiker.
LCCN
2007008228
OCLC
ssj0000780883
Title
Doing justice to mercy [electronic resource] : religion, law, and criminal justice / edited by Jonathan Rothchild, Matthew Myer Boulton and Kevin Jung.
Imprint
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2007.
Series
Studies in religion and culture
Studies in religion and culture (Charlottesville, Va.)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-271) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Rothchild, Jonathan.
Boulton, Matthew Myer, 1970-
Jung, Kevin, 1970-
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