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The Death Penalty : An Historical And Theological Survey

Attribution
by James J. Megivern
Publication Details
Book, Paulist Press, 1997
Availability
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(LOWER LEVEL) K5104 .M44 1997 AVAILABLE
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Description
Using a chronological and historical approach, he explores the development of the death penalty through early, medieval and modern periods, following elements of its history throughout Europe. Megivern explores the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ rejection of the death penalty, which coincides with its escalation in favor in U.S. public opinion polls. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
Author
- Megivern, James J
Subject
Notes
- This original, timely and definitive study will be an important resource for both scholars and the general public. The Death Penalty includes more information on the history of thinking about capital punishment than is available in any other English work
Contents
- 1. The Death Penalty and Early Christianity
- 2. Movement in the Medieval Church
- 3. The Waldensian No and the Thomistic Yes
- 4. Renaissance and Reformation Dilemmas - - 5. Post-Tridentine Troubles and Tribulations
- 6. Enlightenment: Religious and Secular
- 7. From Vatican I to Vatican II
- 8. The American Context
- 9. The U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Turnaround
- 10. Consolidating Consistency (1984-1990)
- 11. New Setbacks and Advances (1991-1996)
- 12. Instead of a Conclusion
ISBN
- 0809104873
LCCN
- 97004216
Open Library ID
- /b/OL658987M