Doing justice to mercy religion, law, and criminal justice / edited by Jonathan Rothchild, Matthew Myer Boulton and Kevin Jung.

Other author Rothchild, Jonathan.
Other author Boulton, Matthew Myer, 1970-
Other author Jung, Kevin, 1970-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press,
Descriptionxi, 280 p. ; 23 cm.
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SeriesStudies in religion and culture
Studies in religion and culture (Charlottesville, Va.) ^A257074
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 261-271) and index.
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