Furnace of Affliction : Religion and the Prisons in Antebellum America.

Focusing on the intersection of Christianity and politics in the American penitentiary system, Jennifer Graber explores evangelical Protestants' efforts to make religion central to emerging practices and philosophies of prison discipline from the 1790s through the 1850s.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Graber, Jennifer
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2011.
Temas:
1800-1899
Protestantism > United States > History > 19th century.
Prisoners > Religious life > United States > History > 19th century.
Corrections > United States > History > 19th century.
Religious work with prisoners > United States > History > 19th century.
Protestantisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Prisonniers > Vie religieuse > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Services correctionnels > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Pastorale des prisonniers > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Corrections
Prisoners > Religious life
Protestantism
Religious work with prisoners
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Focusing on the intersection of Christianity and politics in the American penitentiary system, Jennifer Graber explores evangelical Protestants' efforts to make religion central to emerging practices and philosophies of prison discipline from the 1790s through the 1850s.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (249 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780807877838
0807877832

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