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Claiborne, Shane, 1975-
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Capital punishment -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Executions and executioners.
Restorative justice.
Punishment -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Claiborne, Shane, 1975-
Capital punishment -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Executions and executioners.
Restorative justice.
Punishment -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Executing grace : how the death penalty killed Jesus and why it's killing us / Shane Claiborne.
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Claiborne, Shane, 1975-
HarperOne, [2016]
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261
.83366
C585e
Subjects
Capital punishment -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Executions and executioners.
Restorative justice.
Punishment -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
ISBN:
9780062347374 (pbk.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
313 pages ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-313).
Contents:
Something just doesn't feel right -- Let's begin with the victims -- Death and grace in the Bible -- The limits of an eye for an eye -- The most famous execution in history -- The early Christians and execution -- Death on the run -- Race, the death penalty, and lynching -- The death penalty's hall of shame -- Putting a face on the issue -- Putting a face on the innocent -- The haunted executioners -- A new vision of justice -- Making death penalty history.
Summary:
"In this reasoned exploration of justice, retribution, and redemption, the champion of the new monastic movement and author of The Irresistible Revolution offers a powerful and persuasive appeal for the abolition of the death penalty. The Bible says an eye for an eye. But is the state's taking of a life true or even practical punishment for convicted prisoners? Shane Claiborne explores the issue of the death penalty and the contrast between punitive justice and restorative justice, questioning our notions of fairness, revenge, and absolution. Using an historical lens to frame his argument, he draws on testimonials and examples from Scripture to show how the death penalty is not the ideal of justice that many believe. Not only is a life lost, so too, is the possibility of mercy and grace. The author reminds us of the divine power of forgiveness, and evokes the fundamental truth of the Gospel - that no one, even a criminal, is beyond redemption. Together with Tony Campolo, Shane heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of Christians committed to living out the lifestyle prescribed in the Gospels. Shane is also the founder of The Simple Way, an organization in inner city Philadelphia that has helped birth and connect radical faith communities"--Provided by publisher.
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