Abortion, Execution, and the Consequences of Taking Life

Informationen zum Autor James D. Slack Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung 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 Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Preface 1 Morality, Choice, and America 2 The Word of God and Other Reasoning 3 The Real of Abortion 4 The Real of Sustaining Life: Abortion Alternatives 5 The Real of Murder and Capital Punishment 6 The Real of Misery Shared: Prison without Parole 7 Outward Justice and Imago Dei Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: James D Slack, James D. Slack
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.2014
• EAN: 9781412853989
• ISBN: 978-1-4128-5398-9
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues