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Augustine on capital punishment
Edward Feser
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Contemporary Christian opponents of capital punishment sometimes emphasize that their position is simply a return to that of the Fathers of the Church. But the moral, political, and theological premises on which they base their opposition are often very different from those of a Father like Augustine.