TY - GEN
T1 - Turning away from retribution
T2 - How criminology might find inspiration in Christian theology
AU - MILLIE, ANDREW
PY - 2020/11/30
Y1 - 2020/11/30
N2 - Criminology is a subject that has always drawn inspiration from a range of other disciplines, be it sociology, psychology, law, biology or even literature. Yet one discipline has been overlooked – theology. This is a surprising oversight as it is a subject similarly interested in ideas of justice, transgression, mercy and forgiveness. In a new edited collection Criminology and Public Theology, the possible relevance of Christian theology is considered, where hope, mercy and restoration are offered as fundamental alternatives to criminal justice orthodoxy.
AB - Criminology is a subject that has always drawn inspiration from a range of other disciplines, be it sociology, psychology, law, biology or even literature. Yet one discipline has been overlooked – theology. This is a surprising oversight as it is a subject similarly interested in ideas of justice, transgression, mercy and forgiveness. In a new edited collection Criminology and Public Theology, the possible relevance of Christian theology is considered, where hope, mercy and restoration are offered as fundamental alternatives to criminal justice orthodoxy.
KW - Retribution
KW - Christian theology
KW - Theology
KW - criminology
UR - https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2020/11/30/turning-away-from-retribution-how-criminology-might-find-inspiration-in-christian-theology/
M3 - Other contribution
T3 - Transforming Society
PB - Bristol University Press
ER -