Books
Jun 29, 2016
In his new book, Executing Grace, evangelical Christian speaker, activist, and author Shane Claiborne weaves together personal narratives, theology, and research to make a Christian case against the death penalty. Claibor…
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Mar 11, 2016
The recent book, 13 Ways of Looking at the Death Penalty, by Mario Marazziti, explores the United States’ continuing use of the death penalty in a world community that is increasingly rejecting the practi…
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Feb 08, 2016
In her new book, Confronting the Death Penalty: How Language Influences Jurors in Capital Cases, Marshall University Anthropology Professor Robin Conley examines “how language filters, restricts, and at times is used to m…
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Nov 06, 2015
Calling the punishment “simply wrong,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has vowed to “never stop calling for an end to the death penalty.” Speaking at the launch of a new book by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,…
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Sep 16, 2015
In his new book, The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities, and in media interviews accompanying its release, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer discusses the relationship between Americ…
