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The Ethics of Punishment and the Ethics of Restoration: A Critical Analysis

Danaher, William
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Danaher, William
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Penal practices
penal theory
rehabilitation
restorative justice
retribution
subjectivity
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Religious ethics
Spirituality and ethics
Methods of ethics
Theological ethics
Philosophical ethics
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Peace-Building and Conflict Resolution
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/4022969
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Abstract
Taking its cue from Augustine’s hesitancy to punish, this article develops an account of punishment as an exercise in Christian subjectivity, understanding by the latter term ‘self-knowledge’ and ‘being subject to another’s control.’ Framed in terms of the sacrament of reconciliation and mediated through the Late Medieval Ecclesiastical Courts, the explicit contours of this Christian subjectivity gradually eroded as secular practices and theories (retribution, rehabilitation, deterrence, and restorative) developed during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In the process, the rehabilitative ethos that this subjectivity upheld was lost also. Retrieving it is essential for understanding contemporary punishment from a Christian perspective.
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2014-08
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SAGE-10.1177/0953946814530224
ISSN-0953-9468
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0953946814530224
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10.1177/0953946814530224
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