LEADER 03046oam 2200517I 450 001 9910154604103321 005 20230808200653.0 010 $a1-351-96199-3 010 $a1-315-26375-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315263755 035 $a(CKB)3710000000965849 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4758695 035 $a(OCoLC)973027039 035 $a(BIP)63373753 035 $a(BIP)14189220 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000965849 100 $a20180706e20162008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 12$aA Protestant purgatory $etheological origins of the Penitentiary Act, 1779 /$fLaurie Throness 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (390 pages) 300 $a"First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso. 311 08$a0-7546-6392-2 311 08$a1-351-96200-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aHow 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. 606 $aChristianity and law$xChurch of England 606 $aLaw (Theology) 606 $aProtestant churches$xDoctrines 615 0$aChristianity and law$xChurch of England. 615 0$aLaw (Theology) 615 0$aProtestant churches$xDoctrines. 676 $a261.8/3360942 700 $aThroness$b Laurie.$0916756 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154604103321 996 $aA Protestant purgatory$92055229 997 $aUNINA