Three Intersections in Criminology and Public Theology

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Abstract

This chapter explores how public theology challenges criminal justice orthodoxies by asking, provocatively, whether Christianity has been hijacked by imprisonment. The question is systematically explored with reference to three, interrelated, strands: (1) the moral question of ‘seriousness of offence’ which undergirds the sanction of imprisonment; (2) the development of ‘Relational Justice’ as a reform dynamic for criminal justice and prison reform; and (3) the role of faith-based units in prisons.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPublic Theology and Criminology
Subtitle of host publicationOn Hope, Mercy and Restoration
EditorsAndrew Millie
PublisherUniversity of Bristol Press
Publication statusIn preparation - 15 Jul 2019

Keywords

  • Prisons
  • Relational Justice
  • Faith based programmes
  • Bible
  • Biblical law

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