Title:
Jesus saved an ex-con : political activism and redemption after incarceration / Edward Orozco Flores.
Author:
Flores, Edward, author.
Publication Information:
New York : New York University Press, [2018]
©2018
Call Number:
BV4341 .F56 2018
Abstract:
"This book sheds light on how former gang members and formerly incarcerated persons wage campaigns to expend the rights of those with criminal records. While the use of religion to rehabilitate and redeem has been a cultural touchstone of the modern era, such religious outreach has typically been associated with an emphasis on private spirituality. By contrast, this book examines how formerly incarcerated persons utilize faith-based organizations and the public arena." -- from book cover.
ISBN:
9781479884148
9781479864546
Series:
Religion and social transformation
Religion and social transformation.
Physical Description:
xi, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Introduction -- The incorporation of faith-based organizations into criminal justice reform / with Jennifer Elena Cossyleon -- Prophetic redemption -- Making good through prophetic redemption -- "There is tension in democracy": the FORCE Project -- "Imagine a circle with no one outside of it": the homeboys local organizing committee -- Returning citizenship / with Jennifer Elena Cossyleon.
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