03046oam 2200517I 450 991015460410332120230808200653.01-351-96199-31-315-26375-010.4324/9781315263755 (CKB)3710000000965849(MiAaPQ)EBC4758695(OCoLC)973027039(BIP)63373753(BIP)14189220(EXLCZ)99371000000096584920180706e20162008 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierA Protestant purgatory theological origins of the Penitentiary Act, 1779 /Laurie ThronessLondon ;New York :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (390 pages)"First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.0-7546-6392-2 1-351-96200-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. The terror of the Lord -- 2. The intermediate state -- 3. Building the Penitentiary -- 4. Adam's doom -- 5. The man in the wooden cage -- 6. The measure of sin.How did the penitentiary get its name? Why did the English impose long prison sentences? Did class and economic conflict really lie at the heart of their correctional system? In a groundbreaking study that challenges the assumptions of modern criminal justice scholarship, Laurie Throness answers many questions like these by exposing the deep theological roots of the judicial institutions of eighteenth-century Britain. The book offers a scholarly account of the passage of the Penitentiary Act of 1779, combining meticulous attention to detail with a sweeping theological overview of the century prior to the Act. But it is not just an intellectual history. It tells a fascinating story of a broader religious movement, and the people and beliefs that motivated them to create a new institution. The work is original because it relies so completely on original sources. It is mystical because it mingles heavenly with earthly justice. It is authoritative because of its explanatory power. Its anecdotes and insights, poetry and song, provide intriguing glimpses into another era strangely familiar to our own. Of special interest to social and legal historians, criminologists, and theologians, this work will also appeal to a wider audience of those who are interested in Christianity's impact on Western culture and institutions.Christianity and lawChurch of EnglandLaw (Theology)Protestant churchesDoctrinesChristianity and lawChurch of England.Law (Theology)Protestant churchesDoctrines.261.8/3360942Throness Laurie.916756MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154604103321A Protestant purgatory2055229UNINA