God's Just Vengeance: Crime, Violence and the Rhetoric of Salvation

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Ideology and Religion Series)

by Timothy Gorringe

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This book examines the relationship between the theologies of atonement and penal strategies. Christian theology was potent in Western society until the nineteenth century, and the so-called satisfaction theory of the atonement interacted and reacted with penal practice. Gorringe argues that atonement theology created a structure of affect that favored retributive policies. He reviews theory and practice in the twentieth century, and makes concrete...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521557623

ISBN13:9780521557627

Release Date:May 1996

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"

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Christian Books & Bibles Christianity Church History Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Theology

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God's Just Vengeance: Crime, Violence and the Rhetoric of Salvation

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