The death penalty: an historical and theological survey

Includes information on the death penalty and early Christiantity; movement in the medieval church; The Waldensian "no" and the Thomastic "yes" (Peter Waldes, Alan of Lille, St. Thomas Aquinas, and John Duns Scotus); Renaissance and Reformation dilemmas (six Renaissance popes and...

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Main Author: Megivern, James J. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY [u.a.] Paulist Press 1997
In:Year: 1997
Reviews:Book Review: The Death Penalty. An Historical and Theological Survey. James J. Megivern. Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press, 1997. Pp. ix + 641. Price 29.95. ISBN 0-8091-0487-3 (1998) (O' Kane, James)
The Death Penalty: An Historical and Theological Survey. James J. Megivern (1999) (Thompson, Phillip M.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Death penalty / Theology / History
B Death penalty / Theology
Further subjects:B Capital punishment History
B Capital punishment Moral and ethical aspects
B Capital punishment Religious aspects
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Summary:Includes information on the death penalty and early Christiantity; movement in the medieval church; The Waldensian "no" and the Thomastic "yes" (Peter Waldes, Alan of Lille, St. Thomas Aquinas, and John Duns Scotus); Renaissance and Reformation dilemmas (six Renaissance popes and the spiral of violence; popes of the Tridentine Reform and the death penalty; Roman executions after the Council of Trent); post-Tridentine troubles and tribulations; englightenment (religious and secular); from Vatican I to Vatican II; the American context; and the U.S. Catholic bishops' turnaround (Catholic anti-death penalty activities proliferate)
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. 573 - 612
ISBN:0809104873