TY - BOOK AU - S�oring,Jens TI - The convict Christ: what the Gospel says about criminal justice SN - 1570756481 (pbk.) AV - HV 8687 .S66 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Maryknoll, NY PB - Orbis Books KW - Imprisonment KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Punishment KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - Christianity and justice KW - fast N1 - 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 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip061/2005028512.html ER -