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Publisher
Liturgical Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Catholic Church teaches that punishment must have a constructive and redemptive purpose and that it be coupled with treatment and, when possible, restitution. Rehabilitation and restoration must include the spiritual dimension of healing and hope. Since the publication of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' 2000 pastoral statement on restorative justice, the conversation surrounding the need for criminal justice reform and restorative...
3) Can I get a witness?: thirteen peacemakers, community builders, and agitators for faith and justice
Publisher
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Crossway
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This book argues that, for the Christian, the driving principle underlying any reformation of our criminal justice system is found in Jesus Christ's command to love our neighbors as ourselves. The conundrum is that when it comes to criminal justice, we have two "neighbors": the victim and the perpetrator. When forming or reforming a criminal justice system, Scripture demands that we love both our neighbors who are crime victims as well as our neighbors...
Author
Publisher
IVP Books, an imprint of InterVarsity Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It's clear that issues of race and equality have come to the forefront in our nation's consciousness. Every week yet another incident involving racial tension splashes across headlines and dominates our news feeds. But it's not easy to unpack the origins of these tensions, and perhaps we wonder whether any of these issues really has anything to do with us.Ken Wytsma, founder of the Justice Conference, understands these questions. He has gone through...
Author
Publisher
IVP Books, an imprint of InterVarsity Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Explores the history and foundation of mass incarceration and examines Christianity's role in its evolution and expansion. Shows how Christians can pursue justice that restores and reconciles, and offers creative solutions and innovative interventions to help bring authentic rehabilitation, lasting transformation, and healthy reintegration to America's broken criminal justice system.
Author
Publisher
Salem Books, an imprint of Regnery Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The ground is moving. The death of George Floyd at the hands of police in the summer of 2020 shocked the nation. As riots rocked American cities, Christians affirmed from the pulpit and in social media that "Black lives matter" and that racial justice "is a gospel issue." But what if there is more to the social justice movement than those Christians understand? Even worse: What if they've been duped into preaching ideas that actually oppose the Kingdom...
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