RT Article
T1 “Go Home and Sin No More!” Reimagining Faith that Changes the Lives of Offenders to New Narratives of Rebirth and Transformation
JF International bulletin of mission research
VO 47
IS 3
SP 394
OP 404
A1 Mashau, Thinandavha Derrick
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1850944342
AB The justice system in South Africa used prisons as punitive instruments before the dawn of democracy. New developments focus mainly on restorative justice that seeks to rehabilitate, reintegrate, and restore offenders to their communities. This system has allowed space for chaplaincy and spiritual work in South African incarceration centers. This article uses the missional reading of John 8:1–11 and the narrative of David Heritage to demonstrate that faith, not religion, can change ex-offenders’ lives into narratives of rebirth and transformation. Ex-offenders are given a second opportunity to serve the missio Dei as agents of missional conversion and transformation.
K1 spiritual work
K1 Chaplaincy
K1 Prison Ministry
K1 Transformation
K1 Conversion
K1 Mission
K1 Religion
K1 Faith
DO 10.1177/23969393221139425