Laurie Throness

A Protestant Purgatory

Theological Origins of the Penitentiary Act, 1779

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the role of protestant theology on the penal system of eighteenth-century England. While modern historians of crime admit that religion played an important role in the conception and practice of justice, relatively little work has been done to assess just how these two pillars of early modern society interacted. This study examines the theological background to the Penitentiary Act of 1779"a deeply theological piece of legislation that conflated punishment and hard labour with the ability to redeem sinners. Whereas Catholic theology stressed the role of purgatory after death, this study looks at how the Church of England fostered a sense of earthly purgatory for those convicted by the criminal justice system.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 390
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 721g
• ISBN-13: 9780754663928
• ISBN-10: 0754663922
• Artikelnr.: 31305515

Autorenporträt

Laurie Throness is a Canadian scholar who completed a PhD in History at Cambridge, following on his degrees in public policy and biblical studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Introduction
The terror of the Lord
The intermediate state
Building the penitentiary
Adam's doom
The man in the wooden cage
The measure of sin
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.