Christian Fundamentalism and Support for Capital Punishment

Few public policy issues have inflamed passions as consistently and as strongly as the debate over capital punishment. Religious denominations have been deeply involved on both sides of the issue, drawing both on teachings and traditions of justice and on those that emphasize the dignity of human li...

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Authors: Unnever, James D. (Author) ; Cullen, Francis T. 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: Journal of research in crime and delinquency
Year: 2006, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-197
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Keywords:
Todesstrafe
Punitivität
Fundamentalismus
Christentum
Religion

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