Publishing with Purpose
Published
11 Nov 2020Page count
360 pagesISBN
978-1529207392Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressClick to order from North America, Canada and South America
Published
11 Nov 2020Page count
360 pagesISBN
978-1529207422Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University PressClick to order from North America, Canada and South America
Published
11 Nov 2020Page count
360 pagesISBN
978-1529207422Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University PressClick to order from North America, Canada and South America
Criminology and Public Theology
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On our blog: Turning away from retribution: How criminology might find inspiration in Christian theology
At a time when criminal justice systems appear to be in a permanent state of crisis, leading scholars from criminology and theology come together to challenge criminal justice orthodoxy by questioning the dominance of retributive punishment.
This timely and unique contribution considers alternatives that draw on Christian ideas of hope, mercy and restoration.
Promoting cross-disciplinary learning, the book will be of interest to academics and students of criminology, socio-legal studies, legal philosophy, public theology and religious studies, as well as practitioners and policy makers.
“Theoretically sophisticated yet practically pertinent, this interdisciplinary collection composes a compelling challenge to the justice-as-retribution paradigm in favour of a conception of justice tempered by hope, mercy, forgiveness and restoration.” David Neville, Charles Sturt University
"Criminology has neglected its inevitable relationship with theology for decades. This important collection offers vital resources for reimagining how we might best understand and attend to human dignity, hope, mercy and restoration in criminal justice." Fergus McNeill, University of Glasgow
"A pioneering study of what Christian theology and ethics could contribute to a more humane understanding of criminology, which engages with those few theologians who have paid careful attention to the issues raised within criminology." Robin Gill, University of Kent
"Criminology is full of 'theological’ ideas – punishment, justice, transgression, mercy, forgiveness and hope. This insightful book brings these fields together, showing that the deepest yearnings of humanity lead us to love and justice." Alison Liebling, University of Cambridge
Andrew Millie is Professor of Criminology at Edge Hill University. Millie's work is interdisciplinary drawing on criminology, philosophy and theology. He is also known for his work on policing. He is the Editor of the Bristol University Press series New Horizons in Criminology. His books include “Criminology and Public Theology” (Bristol University Press, 2020), “Philosophical Criminology” (Policy Press, 2016), “Securing Respect” (Policy Press, 2009) and “Anti-Social Behaviour” (Open University Press, 2009).
Foreword ~ Shadd Maruna
Introduction: Public Criminology Meets Public Theology ~ Andrew Millie
PART IA Place for Hope: Criminology Meets Public Theology
Criminal Justice and the Ethics of Jesus ~ Anthony Bottoms
Three Intersections in Criminology and Public Theology ~ Jonathan Burnside
St Paul among the Criminologists ~ Aaron Pycroft
Interpreting the Cross: Religion, Structures of Feeling, and Penal Theory and Practice ~ Tim Gorringe
Sin, Shame and Atonement: A Challenge for Secular Redemption ~ Christopher D. Marshall
Criminology, Public Theology and Hope ~ Andrew Millie
PART IICriminal Justice, Mercy and Restoration
Mercy Triumphs over Judgement: Intrusive or Enabling Mercy? ~ Richard Bourne
The ‘Quality of Mercy’ in Probation Practice ~ Lol Burke
Loving the Neighbourhood, Loving Enemies: Towards a Theology for (and from) Policing ~ Alistair McFadyen
Persecuting the Prophets: Inequality, Insanity and Incarceration ~ Andrew Skotnicki
The Ins and Outs of Signals of Forgiveness in Restorative Justice ~ Joanna Shapland
The Restorative Gaze ~ Eric Stoddart
Conclusions ~ Andrew Millie
