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Rethinking incarceration : advocating for justice that restores /

The United States has more people locked up in jails, prisons, and detention centers than any other country in the history of the world. Exploring the history and foundations of mass incarceration, Dominique Gilliard examines Christianity's role in its evolution and expansion, assessing justice...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilliard, Dominique DuBois, 1984- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2018.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The roots and evolution of mass incarceration
  • The war on drugs
  • How did we get here? From black codes to neoslavery
  • Beyond law and order
  • Three overlooked pipelines: mental health, private prisons, and immigration
  • The school-to-prison pipeline
  • The church's witness and testimony
  • Protestant reformers: prophetic activism, nonviolence, and God's wrath
  • The prisoners' pastor: chaplaincy and theology's institutional impact
  • The spirit of punishment: atonement, penal substitution, and the wrath of God
  • Atonement and sanctifying retribution
  • Divine justice is inherently restorative
  • Holy interruptions: dismantling mass incarceration.