God's Just Vengeance: Crime, Violence and the Rhetoric of Salvation
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Ideology and Religion Series)
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This book examines the relationship between the theologies of atonement and penal strategies. Christian theology was potent in Western society until the nineteenth century, and the so-called satisfaction theory of the atonement interacted and reacted with penal practice. Gorringe argues that atonement theology created a structure of affect that favored retributive policies. He reviews theory and practice in the twentieth century, and makes concrete proposals for both theology and criminal and societal violence.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521557623
ISBN13:9780521557627
Release Date:May 1996
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"
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