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.

Imprisonment--United States.

Imprisonment.

Jails--United States.

Jails.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Advocating for justice that restores

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, [Illinois] : InterVarsity Press, 2018.

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.

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.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Gilliard, Dominique DuBois, 1984- Rethinking incarceration.

ISBN:

9780830887736

0830887733

OCLC:

1021803763