Worship and Sin
«‘Worship and Sin’ is a comprehensive analytical study of religion-related crime in the United States. By pulling in vivid and often contemporary examples, Karel Kurst-Swanger is able to illustrate the different types of behaviors that fall within religion-related crime. Other books focus on one or two of the concepts in Kurst-Swanger’s book; but no other book conceptualizes religion-related crime in a similar manner. Each chapter contains useful information to help the reader clearly understand Kurst-Swanger’s conceptualization of religion-related crime. This book is a must read for anyone interested in religion-related crime or criminal behavior in general.» (Laura J. Moriarty, Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University)»
Worship and Sin: Religion-Related Crime in the United States raises provocative questions about the role of religion in crime and criminal behavior. Arguing that religion-related crime should be classified as a distinct subset of crime worthy of continued investigation by scholars, this book brings together for the first time the disparate scholarly research related to various types of religion-related crime, presents numerous examples, and considers the practical and legal issues facing practitioners of various disciplines. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 278
- ISBN
- 9780820463872
- Utgivelsesår
- 2008
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«‘Worship and Sin’ is a comprehensive analytical study of religion-related crime in the United States. By pulling in vivid and often contemporary examples, Karel Kurst-Swanger is able to illustrate the different types of behaviors that fall within religion-related crime. Other books focus on one or two of the concepts in Kurst-Swanger’s book; but no other book conceptualizes religion-related crime in a similar manner. Each chapter contains useful information to help the reader clearly understand Kurst-Swanger’s conceptualization of religion-related crime. This book is a must read for anyone interested in religion-related crime or criminal behavior in general.» (Laura J. Moriarty, Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University)»