Michael Trotti is Professor of History at Ithaca College. This interview is based on his new book,The End of Public Execution: Race, Religion, and Punishment in the American South (University of North Carolina Press, 2022). JF: What led you to...
capital punishment
Pope Francis Reminds Christians What it Means to be Pro-Life
As many of you know, Pope Francis has changed the official teaching of the Catholic Church on capital punishment. The Church now opposes capital punishment in all cases. John Gehring of Faith in Public Life reflects on this change in...
Who Believes in a “Consistent Ethic of Life?”
Not many Americans. Check out Ryan Burge’s piece at Christianity Today. Burge teaches political science at Eastern Illinois University. Here is a taste: If President Donald Trump really was pro-life, Pope Francis said on Monday, then America’s chief executive wouldn’t end the Deferred Action...
Roger Olsen: “Frankly, I am appalled at [Al] Mohler’s support for capital punishment.”
Here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home I try not to dabble too much in intramural evangelical theological debates. This is mostly a history blog that has a large audience of believers and unbelievers. So I hesitated in posting...