ISBN: 9781625643704 - all things reconciled: essays on restorative justice, religious violence, and the interpretation of scripture (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. New book. 278 pp.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 278 pages. The modern restorative justice movement, perhaps one of the most important so cial movements of our time, was born in a Christian home to Christian parents, s pecifically to Christian peace workers striving to put their faith into action i n the public arena. The first major book on the subject was written primarily fo r a church audience and drew deeply on biblical themes and values. But as restor ative justice has moved into the mainstream of criminological thought and policy , the significance of its originating spiritual impulse has been minimized or de nied, and subsequent theological scholarship has done little to probe the releva nce of restorative perspectives for doctrine and discipleship.In this col lection of essays, Christopher D. Marshall, a biblical scholar and restorative p ractitioner who has devoted his career to exploring the relationship between the two fields, considers how peacemaking Christians can honor the witness and auth ority of Scripture, including its apparently violence-endorsing strands, as they strive to join in God?s great work in Christ of ?reconciling to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross? (Col 1:20).…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 256 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Seiten: 280 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The modern restorative justice movement, perhaps one of the most important social movements of our time, was born in a Christian home to Christian parents, specifically to Christian peace workers striving to put their faith into action in the public arena. The first major book on the subject was written primarily for a church audience and drew deeply on biblical themes and values. But as restorative justice has moved into the mainstream of criminological thought and policy, the significance of its originating spiritual impulse has been minimized or denied, and subsequent theological scholarship has done little to probe the relevance of restorative perspectives for doctrine and discipleship. In this collection of essays, Christopher D. Marshall, a biblical scholar and restorative practitioner who has devoted his career to exploring the relationship between the two fields, considers how peacemaking Christians can honor the witness and authority of Scripture, including its apparently violence-endorsing strands, as they strive to join in God's great work in Christ of ""reconciling to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross"" (Col 1:20).…