Isbn: 9781610978071 - compassionate justice: an interdisciplinary dialogue with two gospel parables on law, crime, and restorative justice (theopolitical visions, band 15) (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. New book. 386 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 386 pages. Two parables that have become firmly lodged in popular consciousness and affe ction are the parable of the Good Samaritan and the parable of the Prodigal Son. These simple but subversive tales have had a significant impact historically on shaping the spiritual, aesthetic, moral, and legal traditions of Western civili zation, and their capacity to inform debate on a wide range of moral and social issues remains as potent today as ever. Noting that both stories deal with episo des of serious interpersonal offending, and both recount restorative responses o n the part of the leading characters, Compassionate Justice draws on the insight s of restorative justice theory, legal philosophy, and social psychology to offe r a fresh reading of these two great parables. It also provides a compelling ana lysis of how the priorities commended by the parables are pertinent to the crimi nal justice system today. The parables teach that the conscientious cultivation of compassion is essential to achieving true justice. Restorative justice strate gies, this book argues, provide a promising and practical means of attaining to this goal of reconciling justice with compassion.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 372 pages. 8.98x1.18x5.98 inches. In Stock.