The convict Christ : what the Gospel says about criminal justice /
S�oring, Jens, 1966-
The convict Christ : what the Gospel says about criminal justice / Jens Soering. - Maryknoll, NY : Orbis Books, c2006. - xiii, 138 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-136).
The sermon in the synagogue in Nazareth: America's prison crisis -- The Gerasene demoniac: mental illness behind bars -- The woman caught in adultery: the death penalty -- John the Baptist's defender: advocacy for and by individual inmates -- John the Baptist's execution: correctional health care -- The good Samaritan: prison rape -- The persistent widow and the unjust judge: parole abolition -- The judgment of the nations: the civil commitment of sex offenders -- The Paraclete: rough justice in the courts -- The Legionnaires in the Praetorium: America's Abu Ghraibs -- Simon of Cyrene: racism in the courts and in prison -- The good thief: correctional education -- The bad thief: life sentences -- The Resurrection: a convict's new life.
1570756481 (pbk.) 9781570756481
2005028512
Imprisonment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Punishment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Christianity and justice.
Christianity and justice.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Imprisonment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Punishment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
HV 8687 .S66 2006
The convict Christ : what the Gospel says about criminal justice / Jens Soering. - Maryknoll, NY : Orbis Books, c2006. - xiii, 138 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-136).
The sermon in the synagogue in Nazareth: America's prison crisis -- The Gerasene demoniac: mental illness behind bars -- The woman caught in adultery: the death penalty -- John the Baptist's defender: advocacy for and by individual inmates -- John the Baptist's execution: correctional health care -- The good Samaritan: prison rape -- The persistent widow and the unjust judge: parole abolition -- The judgment of the nations: the civil commitment of sex offenders -- The Paraclete: rough justice in the courts -- The Legionnaires in the Praetorium: America's Abu Ghraibs -- Simon of Cyrene: racism in the courts and in prison -- The good thief: correctional education -- The bad thief: life sentences -- The Resurrection: a convict's new life.
1570756481 (pbk.) 9781570756481
2005028512
Imprisonment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Punishment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Christianity and justice.
Christianity and justice.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Imprisonment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Punishment--Religious aspects--Christianity.
HV 8687 .S66 2006