| Abortion, Execution, and the Consequences of Taking Life Contributor(s): Slack, James D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412853982 ISBN-13: 9781412853989 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Social Science | Abortion & Birth Control - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 261.830 |
| LCCN: 2013039626 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (1.05 lbs) 230 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Author James D. Slack guides the reader through an in-depth examination of policy toward life and death in the United States. Examining human life from the perspective of Imago Dei--the idea of being made in God's image--Slack argues that the taking of human life is the termination of the image of God. Intended to remind citizens and governments of their obligations to determine moral truth, this volume uses theocentric phenomenology to focus on the intimate consequences of abortion and capital punishment. Abortion alternatives as well as execution alternatives are explored as ways to encourage a policy that affirms life. This volume intends to reconcile the truth found in the world with the truth found in scripture. To do so, Slack studies the intimate consequences of murder, abortion, and capital punishment. Using a methodology of direct observation and qualitative open-ended conversations, Slack interviewed eighty-one people about abortion and its alternatives, the death penalty and its alternatives, and justice in society. This second edition is completely revised, placing greater emphasis on the thoughts of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and includes a new chapter. |
Contributor Bio(s): Slack, James D.: - James D. Slack is a professor in the Robertson School of Government at Regent University. He is the author of two editions of HIV/AIDS and the Public Workplace. Much of his thinking and research focuses on theocentric phenomenology as it applies to the American political community and the American public service. |