Order, Reform, and Abolition: Changes in Catholic Theological Imagination on Prisons and Punishment

Catholic thinking on prisons and punishment is in a state of flux. For most of its history, the church promoted a theology of order and obedience. Yet, a humanitarian revolution appears underway as the church now opposes punishments it once prescribed, namely torture, slavery, and the death penalty....

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Authors: Getek Soltis, Kathryn (Author) ; Grimes, Katie Walker (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2021
In: Theological studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 82, Issue: 1, Pages: 95-115
Further subjects:B Punishment
B Prison
B Human Dignity
B Restorative Justice
B Mass Incarceration
B prison abolition
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