Beyond Retribution
Publisher: Wm B Eerdmans Pub Co
Recently a growing number of Christians have actively promoted the concept of restorative justice and attempted to develop programs for dealing with crime based on restorative principles. But is this approach truly consistent with the teaching of Scripture? To date very little has been done to test this claim. Beyond Retribution fills a gap by plumbing the New Testament on the topics of crime, justice, and punishment.Christopher Marshall first explores the problems involved in applying ethical teaching