Rethinking incarceration : advocating for justice that restores / Dominique DuBois Gilliard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilliard, Dominique DuBois, 1984- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and justice--United States.

Christianity and justice.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration.

United States.

Imprisonment--United States.

Imprisonment.

Jails--United States.

Jails.

Alternatives to imprisonment.

Prison chaplains.

Prison educators.

Prison reformers.

Prisoners--Religious life.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

230 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2018.

Summary:

Explores the history and foundation of mass incarceration and examines Christianity's role in its evolution and expansion. Shows how Christians can pursue justice that restores and reconciles, and offers creative solutions and innovative interventions to help bring authentic rehabilitation, lasting transformation, and healthy reintegration to America's broken criminal justice system.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gilliard, Dominique DuBois, 1984- author. Rethinking incarceration

ISBN:

9780830845293

0830845291

OCLC:

1011159451

Publisher Number:

99975608755