1.Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Responding to Evil: A Philosophical Overview 3
2.Moral Epistemology, the Retributive Emotions, and the “Clumsy Moral Philosophy” of Jesus Christ 21
3.Christian Love and Criminal Punishment 43
4.Legal Moralism and Retribution Revisited 66
5.Shame Creeps Through Guilt and Feels Like Retribution 94
6.Repentance, Mercy, and Communicative Punishment 114
7.Remorse, Apology, and Mercy 129
8.The Case of Dostoevsky’s General: Some Ruminations on Forgiving the Unforgivable 181
9.Response to Neu, Zipursky, and Steiker 215
10.Jealousy, Shame, and the Rival 234
11.Moral Reasons and the Limitations of Liberty 244
12.The Elusive Nature of Human Dignity 257
13.Kant on the “Right of Necessity” and other Defenses in the Law of Homicide 274
Index 307