‘Beyond Retribution’ offers a badly needed look at New Testament teaching on justice and punishment. It faces tough issues head-on, encouraging a fundamental rethinking of many common assumptions about the place of punishment in Scripture and in society. It is particularly welcome for those of us who work and teach in the restorative justice field. Prior to this book, most of the biblical work in this area focussed on the Old Testament. Highly readable, logically organized, thorough and provocative, ‘Beyond Retribution’ will interest criminal justice practitioners and theologians alike and will be an important resource for college and graduate classes. — Howard Zehr, Eastern Mennonite University
ISBN: 9780802847973 (2001) 342pp