Executing grace
Subtitle: how the death penalty killed Jesus and why it's killing us
By: Shane Claiborne
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9780062347374
Subjects: Restorative justice; Christianity; Capital punishment; Punishment; Executions and executioners
Description: "In this reasoned exploration of justice, retribution, and redemption, the champion of the new monastic movement, popular speaker, and author of the bestselling The Irresistible Revolution offers a powerful and persuasive appeal for the abolition of the death penalty. The Bible says an eye for an eye. But is the state's taking of a life true--or even practical--punishment for convicted prisoners? In this thought-provoking work, Shane Claiborne explores the issue of the death penalty and the contrast between punitive justice and restorative justice, questioning our notions of fairness, revenge, and absolution. Using an historical lens to frame his argument, Claiborne draws on testimonials and examples from Scripture to show how the death penalty is not the ideal of justice that many believe. Not only is a life lost, so too, is the possibility of mercy and grace. In Executing Grace, he reminds us of the divine power of forgiveness, and evokes the fundamental truth of the Gospel--that no one, even a criminal, is beyond redemption"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-313).
Table of contents: title: Something just doesn't feel right; title: Let's begin with the victims; title: Death and grace in the Bible; title: The limits of an eye for an eye; title: The most famous execution in history; title: The early Christians and execution; title: Death on the run; title: Race, the death penalty, and lynching; title: The death penalty's hall of shame; title: Putting a face on the issue; title: Putting a face on the innocent; title: The haunted executioners; title: A new vision of justice; title: Making death penalty history.