God in captivity : the rise of faith-based prison ministries in the age of mass incarceration / Tanya Erzen. [print]

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Erzen, Tanya [Author]

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9780807041550

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Rise of faith-based prison ministries in the age of mass incarceration

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BV4340.E73.G635 2018
BV4340

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Contents:

The convert's heart : the quiet stasis of faith -- The penitentiary and the farm : a history of redemption and control -- The missionaries : governing the prison -- The chapel : the predominance of Christianity in faith-based prisons -- The father and son and the limited power of forgiveness -- Mothers and servants in the savior prison -- The reformers : the religious politics of prison reform -- Captivity and freedom.

Subject: Provides account of how and why evangelical Christian ministries are flourishing in prisons across the United States. Erzen grapples with the questions of how faith-based programs serve the punitive regime of the prison, becoming a method of control behind bars even as prisoners use them as a lifeline for self-transformation and dignity. --From publisher description.

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Introduction : redemption and punishment -- The convert's heart : the quiet stasis of faith -- The penitentiary and the farm : a history of redemption and control -- The missionaries : governing the prison -- The chapel : the predominance of Christianity in faith-based prisons -- The father and son and the limited power of forgiveness -- Mothers and servants in the savior prison -- The reformers : the religious politics of prison reform -- Captivity and freedom.

Provides account of how and why evangelical Christian ministries are flourishing in prisons across the United States. Erzen grapples with the questions of how faith-based programs serve the punitive regime of the prison, becoming a method of control behind bars even as prisoners use them as a lifeline for self-transformation and dignity. --From publisher description.

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