Executing grace
how the death penalty killed Jesus and why it's killing us
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Word Count
78,250 words, Guess
Page Count
313 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveexecutinggraceho0000clai
- ISBN-100062347373
- ISBN-139780062347374
- Library of Congress Control Number2015042836
- Library of Congress Control Number2015048394
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number908706691
- Better World Books9780062347374
- Open LibraryOL27215872M
Classifications
- DDC261.8/33660973
- LCCHV8694 .C53 2016
- LCCHV8694
and 1 more
- LCCHV8694.C53 2016
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"--
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