Life and Death Matters : Seeking the Truth about Capital Punishment

by Baldwin, Robert L.

• ISBN13: 9781588382344
• ISBN10: 1588382346
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-30
• Publisher: John F Blair Pub

Summary

Baldwin works in a two-part prison ministry: in one part, he visits with inmates on a personal level; in the other part, he teaches and preaches to people on the outside about the myths and misconceptions about prisons and criminal justice. He is especially focused on the death penalty. His life changed when he discovered that his previous racial attitudes and beliefs about issues such as capital punishment were indefensible. The more he learned, the more Baldwin felt compelled to act.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Prologue	p. 13
Growing Up Southern	p. 21
Coming Full Circle	p. 33
Facing Mortality	p. 41
It's All in the Family	p. 61
The Stubborn Stain of Bigotry	p. 75
A Test of Faith	p. 84
The Truthiness of the Death Penalty	p. 97
Stacked Against Blacks	p. 110
The Three R's-Redemption, Retribution, and Revenge	p. 123
Fear and Loathing Meet	p. 134
Polls vs. Pols	p. 142
Moral Relativity, or the Morals of Relatives	p. 154
The Evolution of Myths	p. 174
Crucifixion and Capital Punishment	p. 192
Rehabilitation vs. Punishment	p. 206
Who's Your Leader?	p. 229
Epilogue	p. 249
Notes	p. 262
Appendix	p. 270
Index	p. 274
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