Redeeming a prison society : a liturgical and sacramental response to mass incarceration / Amy Levad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levad, Amy, 1979-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imprisonment--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Imprisonment.

Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 233 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2014.

Summary:

The Sacraments at the Heart of Justice-The United States criminal justice system is in a state of crisis. Unprecedented rates of imprisonment and recidivism, the privatization of the prison system, and the disproportionate representation of particular racial, ethnic, social, and economic groups all exist within a larger social justice context. Catholics and Protestants have largely failed to offer vital theological responses, either inadequately addressing the interrelationship of the social and justice crises, failing to engage the current realities of the problem through recourse to abstract theory, or generating responses from a socio-political perspective distant from the crucial theological resources. In Redeeming a Prison Society, Amy Levad offers a Catholic perspective that directly addresses the concrete issues from a strongly interdisciplinary approach and utilizes the rich liturgical and sacramental resources of penance and Eucharist to offer a theological vision of reform. Praise for Redeeming a Prison Society Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Our Crisis of Justice 11

2 Catholic Responses to Our Criminal Justice Crisis 45

3 A Liturgical and Sacramental Approach to Justice 79

4 A Model for Criminal Justice Reform 111

5 A Movement for Justice 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780800699918

0800699912

OCLC:

858897089