Criminology and public theology : on hope, mercy and restoration / edited by Andrew Millie, foreword by Shadd Maruna.
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.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol :
Bristol University Press,
2021.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 342 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529207415 152920741X 9781529207422 1529207428 9781529207408 1529207401 |