Research Papers - Crime and Justice

Current Research: Toward the abolition of the prison

Jordan Tchilingirian — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:44:17 +0000

Ekklesia is currently working on a multi-author publication looking at alternatives to prison. Drawing on international examples of criminal justice as well as domestic, this will explore ideas of restorative justice - and will look at some underlying theological issues, too.

Jordan Tchilingirian

Faith and Politics After Christendom

Press Office — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:15:18 +0100

This book examines the changing relationship between faith and politics. For the best part of 1700 years, the institutional church has enjoyed a hand-in-hand relationship with government. Indeed, the church has often been seen as the glue that has stopped political systems from disintegrating into anarchy. But in this post-Christendom era the relation of Church and State has weakened to the point where the church can no longer claim to play any significant part in Government. What does the future hold? Where is it all heading? What should be done in the face of radicalised religion?

Jonathan Bartley

Rethinking hate speech, blasphemy and free expression

Simon Barrow — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:52:16 +0100

A short paper about the issues raised by the Government's Racial and Religious Hatred Bill, looking at blasphemy and the place of religion in public life.

Simon Barrow

Consuming Passion - why the killing of Jesus really matters

Press Office — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:36:38 +0100

In the wake of public concerns about the relationship between religion and terror, this book raises questions about how some church teaching about the death of Jesus could be linked to the approval of violence.

Consuming Passion: Why the Killing of Jesus Really Matters, contains essays by a group of British, American and Australian writers which suggest that some popular misunderstandings about the meaning of the death of Jesus Christ may reinforce conflict, division and suffering in today’s world.

The collection of diverse essays shows that theology is not an obscure academic matter or an issue of concern only to a particular religious in-group.

Jonathan Bartley

Beyond the politics of fear - a response to the London bombings

Simon Barrow — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 16:59:41 +0100

Written as the clearing up, forensic work, medical treatment and mourning continued in the aftermath of the terrible bomb attacks against London on 7 July 2005, this paper considers the appropriate response by policy makers in government and civil society.

Simon Barrow