RT Article
T1 Veiling Religion: The Public Face of Czech Re-Entry Faith-Based Organizations
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 68
IS 10/11
SP 1145
OP 1160
A1 Beláňová, Andrea
A1 Trejbalová, Tereza
A1 Wetherell, Kamali’ilani
A2 Trejbalová, Tereza
A2 Wetherell, Kamali’ilani
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1895165733
AB Due to the lack of sufficient non-governmental prisoner re-entry services in the Czech Republic, many post-release activities are provided by faith-based organizations (FBOs). However, the Czech Republic is considered to be one of the most atheistic countries in the world. Most of the Czech population is at least apathetic toward organized religion. This study examines how re-entry FBOs present Christianity to the public in the religiously indifferent Czech Republic. The primary focus is on how the organizations present themselves to the public. We employ qualitative content analysis examining names, logos, mission statements, and other documents of 14 re-entry FBOs. The analysis reveals four general themes within the organizations’ public presentations: Ambiguity when expressing religious topics, Christianity as an offer, Christianity as a form of social movement (self-legitimization), and Christianity as a pro-social lifestyle.
K1 Re-entry
K1 Christianity
K1 Religion
K1 Czech Republic
K1 public face
K1 faith-based organizations
DO 10.1177/0306624X221113529