| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 in light of Scripture, and showing how Christians can pursue justice that restores and reconciles |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Christianity and justice -- United States
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States
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Imprisonment -- United States
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Jails -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
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Christianity and justice
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration
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Imprisonment
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Jails
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018007266 |
| ISBN |
9780830887736 |
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0830887733 |
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