Michael J. Baxter

Letters from Abu Ghraib, Second Edition

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

Afterword

(wrote the afterword)

The Politics of Penance

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Drawing from Celtic monasticism, Thomas Aquinas, and John Paul II, Griffin shows how Catholic penitential theology and practice can inform the present-day tasks of 'social repair' ranging from reforming the criminal justice system, to working with truth and reconciliation commissions, to accompanying returning soldiers from Iraq. This is spirited, insightful, hopeful reading--and crucial reading for anyone interested in understanding how the church's healing wisdom regarding penance remains both ever ancient and ever new.”