Thinking theologically about mass incarceration : biblical foundations and justice imperatives /
Thinking theologically about mass incarceration : biblical foundations and justice imperatives /
edited by Antonios Kireopoulos, Mitzi J. Budde, and Matthew D. Lundberg.
- 1 online resource.
- National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA Faith & Order Commission Theological Series .
Includes bibliographical references.
The churches and the incarceration epidemic / An epistle to the American church : "set the captives free" / Christian unity for a fractured society : the problem of mass incarceration for the churches / On incarceration : for the sake of our shared future / White supremacy and the church : how white Christians created and perpetuate the ideology of white supremacy / On the other side of the divide / Seventy times seven : offenders, victims, and Jesus' extravagant call to forgive / Considering issues of mass incarceration through the lens of the Beatitiudes / How Paul's transformation addresses mass incarceration today / The revelation to John, prisoner on the island of Patmos / La Nueva encomienda : the church's response to undocumented migrants as mass incarcerated / A beginning understanding of the nature of God's justice and the U.S. justice system / Crying out in the wilderness : proclamation, empowerment, and justice -- Mass incarceration, capital punishment, and penal atonement theories : correlation, or something more? / The prophetic cry for justice : a Pentecostal response to the racism of mass incarceration / "Get on the cart!" : Wesleyan discipleship in an age of endemic incarceration / The problem of empty pews : mass incarceration as a church-dividing issue / Common moral ground : can ethics be church uniting? / The voices of too many people are silenced / White privilege : my journey with segregation / Preaching to bridge peoples on issues of race / Lord, make my troubles light : a historical and spiritual reflection on Quaker work in prisons / An introductory prophetic cry against inequities in the American mass incarceration system / Antonios Kireopoulos, Mitzi J. Budde, and Matthew D. Lundberg. -- Michael C. Richardson -- Antonios Kireopoulos -- Michael Redi Trice -- Douglas A. Foster -- Reginald D. Broadnax and Kenneth Q. James. -- Gayle Gerber Koontz -- Shirley Paulson -- Madelon Maupin -- Don Thorsen. -- Loida I. Martell -- W. Scott Axford -- Greg Carey -- Peter Althouse -- Matthew D. Lundberg -- Mitzi J. Budde. -- Kenneth Q. James -- Frank Lesko -- Joyce Shin -- Philip Caroom, Rachel Guaraldi, and Ann K. Riggs -- David J. Fekete. -- Preface: I. The situation today: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Biblical reflections: 6. 7. 8. 9. III. Theological explorations: 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Benjamin Hartley, Glen Alton Messer II, and Kirsten Sonkyo Oh. -- IV. Ecumenical considerations: 16. 17. V. Experiential and practical perspectives: 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Contributors.
"From 2014 to 2016, under the auspices of the National Council of Churches, the contributors to this volume participated in a multilateral dialogue on the question of mass incarceration, working with three themes: Biblical foundations, how theology informs justice, and how justice informs theology. This book is the fruit of those dialogues"--Cover.
9781587687464 1587687461
2017040385
Imprisonment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Social justice--United States.
Emprisonnement--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale--États-Unis.
Justice sociale--États-Unis.
RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues
RELIGION / Christianity / General
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Imprisonment--Religious aspects--Christianity
Social justice
United States
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Includes bibliographical references.
The churches and the incarceration epidemic / An epistle to the American church : "set the captives free" / Christian unity for a fractured society : the problem of mass incarceration for the churches / On incarceration : for the sake of our shared future / White supremacy and the church : how white Christians created and perpetuate the ideology of white supremacy / On the other side of the divide / Seventy times seven : offenders, victims, and Jesus' extravagant call to forgive / Considering issues of mass incarceration through the lens of the Beatitiudes / How Paul's transformation addresses mass incarceration today / The revelation to John, prisoner on the island of Patmos / La Nueva encomienda : the church's response to undocumented migrants as mass incarcerated / A beginning understanding of the nature of God's justice and the U.S. justice system / Crying out in the wilderness : proclamation, empowerment, and justice -- Mass incarceration, capital punishment, and penal atonement theories : correlation, or something more? / The prophetic cry for justice : a Pentecostal response to the racism of mass incarceration / "Get on the cart!" : Wesleyan discipleship in an age of endemic incarceration / The problem of empty pews : mass incarceration as a church-dividing issue / Common moral ground : can ethics be church uniting? / The voices of too many people are silenced / White privilege : my journey with segregation / Preaching to bridge peoples on issues of race / Lord, make my troubles light : a historical and spiritual reflection on Quaker work in prisons / An introductory prophetic cry against inequities in the American mass incarceration system / Antonios Kireopoulos, Mitzi J. Budde, and Matthew D. Lundberg. -- Michael C. Richardson -- Antonios Kireopoulos -- Michael Redi Trice -- Douglas A. Foster -- Reginald D. Broadnax and Kenneth Q. James. -- Gayle Gerber Koontz -- Shirley Paulson -- Madelon Maupin -- Don Thorsen. -- Loida I. Martell -- W. Scott Axford -- Greg Carey -- Peter Althouse -- Matthew D. Lundberg -- Mitzi J. Budde. -- Kenneth Q. James -- Frank Lesko -- Joyce Shin -- Philip Caroom, Rachel Guaraldi, and Ann K. Riggs -- David J. Fekete. -- Preface: I. The situation today: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Biblical reflections: 6. 7. 8. 9. III. Theological explorations: 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Benjamin Hartley, Glen Alton Messer II, and Kirsten Sonkyo Oh. -- IV. Ecumenical considerations: 16. 17. V. Experiential and practical perspectives: 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Contributors.
"From 2014 to 2016, under the auspices of the National Council of Churches, the contributors to this volume participated in a multilateral dialogue on the question of mass incarceration, working with three themes: Biblical foundations, how theology informs justice, and how justice informs theology. This book is the fruit of those dialogues"--Cover.
9781587687464 1587687461
2017040385
Imprisonment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Social justice--United States.
Emprisonnement--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale--États-Unis.
Justice sociale--États-Unis.
RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues
RELIGION / Christianity / General
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Imprisonment--Religious aspects--Christianity
Social justice
United States
HV8687
261.8/336