{"product_id":"the-politics-of-penance-paperback","title":"The Politics of Penance: Proposing an Ethic for Social Repair - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Philpott\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bless me Father, for I have sinned,\" says the penitent to open the dialogue in Catholic confessionals across the globe and throughout the ages. Along with the priest's words, \"For your penance . . .\" this encounter is an icon of Catholic life. But does the script, and the practices it signifies, have any relevance beyond the confessional? In The Politics of Penance, Michael Griffin responds yes. He explores great figures of the Christian tradition--the early Irish monks, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Pope St. John Paul II--to offer surprising insights for social repair. The result is a new ethic, which Griffin applies to contemporary crises in criminal justice, truth and reconciliation, and the treatment of soldiers returning from war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Griffin, PhD, is Associate Professor of Theology at Holy Cross College in Notre Dame, Indiana. He is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eIn the Company of the Poor: Conversations with Dr. Paul Farmer and Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42266940375175,"sku":"9781498204248","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/006f5d1e4bba3985e8673f02912d9487.webp?v=1737140527","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-politics-of-penance-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}