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Author Marshall, Christopher D.

Title Compassionate justice : an interdisciplinary dialogue with two gospel parables on law, crime, and restorative justice / Christopher D. Marshall.

Publication Info. Eugene, Or. : Cascade Books, [2012]
©2012

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  261.833 M367C    Check Shelf
Description xi, 372 pages ; 23 cm.
Series Theopolitical visions ; 15
Theopolitical visions ; 15.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-341) and indexes.
Contents Part 1. Restoration and the victim (Luke 10:25-37). A "magnificent little story" and the task of public ethics -- A parable of law, crime, and justice -- Loving life and doing the law -- Victimization and the law of neglect -- The Samaritan and the rule of compassion -- Good Samaritans, bad Samaritans, and modern legal theory -- Part 2. Restoration and the offender (Luke 15:11-32). Offending, restoration, and the law-abiding community -- Offending as relational rupture -- A better justice -- Part 3. Just compassion. Public compassion -- Compassion and the criminal justice system.
Subject Christianity and justice.
Jesus Christ -- Parables.
Restorative justice -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Bible. Gospels -- Theology.
Christliche Ethik. (DE-601)106101706
Gerechtigkeit. (DE-601)106318578
Strafrechtsdogmatik. (DE-601)151946515
ISBN 9781610978071
1610978072
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