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The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America (Aaron Griffith)
The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America (Aaron Griffith)
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Feb 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In the latter half of 20th century, the evangelical community's developing attitudes toward crime and punishment overlapped with the increasingly punitive approach of the American criminal justice system. Faith leaders such as Billy Graham and James Dobson cast crime as an issue of the criminal's heart, deemphasizing its enmeshment with broader social structures and ills.
On this episode, Aaron Griffith discusses his book God’s Law and Order: The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America and how thinking about criminality can help people deepen their understanding of sin and redemption.
Show notes:
0:25 20th-century Christianity and justice
6:31 Crime: A matter of the heart?
15:45 Cities
21:37 How neighborhoods function
26:45 Biblical principles to guide policing
33:00 Equal treatment for all: a biblical perspective
39:00 Is there room for an inclusive, restorative justice model?
Books/articles mentioned:
The Collapse of American Criminal Justice
"5 Things to Consider When Reading Biblical Law"
The Little Book of Restorative Justice
Show notes by Dominique LaCroix
Credits for the music used in TBM podcast: hebraicthought.org/credits.
On this episode, Aaron Griffith discusses his book God’s Law and Order: The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America and how thinking about criminality can help people deepen their understanding of sin and redemption.
Show notes:
0:25 20th-century Christianity and justice
6:31 Crime: A matter of the heart?
15:45 Cities
21:37 How neighborhoods function
26:45 Biblical principles to guide policing
33:00 Equal treatment for all: a biblical perspective
39:00 Is there room for an inclusive, restorative justice model?
Books/articles mentioned:
The Collapse of American Criminal Justice
"5 Things to Consider When Reading Biblical Law"
The Little Book of Restorative Justice
Show notes by Dominique LaCroix
Credits for the music used in TBM podcast: hebraicthought.org/credits.
Released:
Feb 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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