Restoring Restorative Justice:

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" Restoring Restorative Justice: "
Yutaka Osakabe

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1069233
Doc. No	:	LA112862
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15697320-12341445‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Yutaka Osakabe
Title & Author	:	Restoring Restorative Justice: [Article] : Beyond the Theology of Reconciliation and Forgiveness\ Yutaka Osakabe
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	International Journal of Public Theology
Date	:	2016
Volume/ Issue Number	:	10/2
Page No	:	247–271
Abstract	:	This article reconsiders the way in which theology of justice makes contributions to ongoing discussions on restorative justice (rj). rj has been a developing topic for decades around the globe. Although the idea and practice are generally valued, various problems also occurred during its development. I argue that these problems can be exacerbated by the ways in which some theologians talk about reconciliation and forgiveness; these Christian principles are sentimentalised. The discussion shows that Howard Zehr’s approach in Changing Lenses helps emphasise the social significance of theology of justice. Zehr makes a case for the significance of the acquisition of critical lenses against socially and individually established norms, which has not yet been fully incorporated in the theology of justice. A dialogue with Zehr can add new avenues to frame how theological traditions have a meaningful and feasible voice in the public debate and practice of rj. This article reconsiders the way in which theology of justice makes contributions to ongoing discussions on restorative justice (rj). rj has been a developing topic for decades around the globe. Although the idea and practice are generally valued, various problems also occurred during its development. I argue that these problems can be exacerbated by the ways in which some theologians talk about reconciliation and forgiveness; these Christian principles are sentimentalised. The discussion shows that Howard Zehr’s approach in Changing Lenses helps emphasise the social significance of theology of justice. Zehr makes a case for the significance of the acquisition of critical lenses against socially and individually established norms, which has not yet been fully incorporated in the theology of justice. A dialogue with Zehr can add new avenues to frame how theological traditions have a meaningful and feasible voice in the public debate and practice of rj.
Descriptor	:	forgiveness
Descriptor	:	Howard Zehr
Descriptor	:	reconciliation
Descriptor	:	Restorative justice
Descriptor	:	sentimentalisation
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15697320-12341445‬