Christianity and Criminal Law

Mark Hill QC practises from Chambers in the Inner Temple, London, and is Associate Professor at Cardiff University, UK; the University of Pretoria, South Africa; King's College London, UK; and Notre Dame University Law School, Sydney, Australia. Norman Doe is Professor of Law at Cardiff University, UK, and Director of its Centre for Law and Religion. RH Helmholz is the Ruth Wyatt Rosenson Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, USA. John Witte, Jr. is Woodruff University Professor of Law, McDonald Distinguished Professor of Religion and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University, USA.

Preface - Lord Judge Introduction Mark Hill QC Historical Contributions of Christianity to Criminal Law Criminal Law in the Old Testament: Homicide, the Problem of Mens Rea, and God Brent A. Strawn Conflicting Criminal Jurisdictions in Early Christianity Markus Bockmuehl Crime and the Canon Law R. H. Helmholz Retaliation: Christian Reasons for Punishment: An overview Mathias Schmoeckel Christianity and the Liberal Enlightenment Reforms of Criminal Law Heikki Pihlajamki Christianity and the Principles of Criminal Law The Nature of Sin and Crime: Spiritual and Civil Jurisdictions Compared Norman Doe Christianity, Mens Rea and the Boundaries of Criminal Liability David McIlroy Christianity, Human Dignity and Due Process Peter Collier QC Christianity and Criminal Offences Christianity and Crimes Against the State Nathan S. Chapman Christianity and Offences Against the Person David Etherington QC Law Like Love Like Language: The Christian Uses of Property Crime John F. Stinneford Crimes against God and the Church Jeroen Temperman Sex Crimes and Christianity John Witte, Jr. Attempts, Complicity, Virtue and the Limits of the Law Richard W. Garnett Christianity and the Enforcement of Criminal Law Defences: Justification, Excuse and Provocation Chlo Kennedy Punishment, Forgiveness, and Mercy Jeffrie Murphy Justice, Mercy and Equality in Discretionary Criminal Justice Decision-making Albert W. Alschuler Parole, Risk Assessment of Offenders and Christianity Sir John Saunders Judicial Punishment in Transitional Justice: A Christian Restorative Approach Daniel Philpott The Weight of Judgment Nathan S. Chapman