Against Torture: An Evangelical Perspective
This essay offers a Christian moral analysis of torture. After defining torture and considering the international and domestic moral and legal strictures against torture, the essay moves on to offer six moral reasons why torture should be forbidden. The essay concludes with a call especially to evan...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2006
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Theology today
Year: 2006, Volume: 63, Issue: 3, Pages: 349-364 |
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| Summary: | This essay offers a Christian moral analysis of torture. After defining torture and considering the international and domestic moral and legal strictures against torture, the essay moves on to offer six moral reasons why torture should be forbidden. The essay concludes with a call especially to evangelical Christians in the United States to demand that their government cease and desist from any form of torture. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057360606300307 |