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At the core of this study into the role of Protestant theology on the penal system of 18th-century England is an examination of the theological background to the Penitentiary Act of 1779, a deeply theological piece of legislation that conflated punishment and hard labour with the ability to redeem sinners.Throness, Laurie is the author of 'A Protestant Purgatory: Theological Origins of the Penitentiary Act, 1779', published 2008 under ISBN 9780754663928 and ISBN 0754663922.
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