From hostility to hospitality feeling my way towards a theological reimagining of incarceration
There is a crisis in prisons across England and Wales. Rather than being places of rehabilitation they have recently been described as ‘warehouses of despair, danger, and degradation’ [All-Party Parliamentary Group on Penal Affairs 2023, “Minutes of the Annual General Meeting.” Prison Reform Trust,...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Practical theology
Anno: 2024, Volume: 17, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 324–336 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | HC Nuovo Testamento KBF Isole Britanniche NCC Etica sociale RG Cura pastorale XA Diritto |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Prison
B Prodigal Son B Chaplaincy B Hospitality B Compassion |
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| Riepilogo: | There is a crisis in prisons across England and Wales. Rather than being places of rehabilitation they have recently been described as ‘warehouses of despair, danger, and degradation’ [All-Party Parliamentary Group on Penal Affairs 2023, “Minutes of the Annual General Meeting.” Prison Reform Trust, 5]. Using practical theology’s interdisciplinary approach to engage with context and practice, this article is a theological reflection that seeks to reimagine a less hostile and more hospitable form of imprisonment that better fosters human flourishing. The Parable of the Prodigal Son provides a theological lens which foregrounds the compassion at the heart of hospitality. This understanding is brought into conversation with the lived experience of incarcerated people and the author’s own experiences as a prison chaplain. The article will conclude with two examples from the penal context of where the intentional practice of hospitable humane regard has been rehabilitatively transformative. |
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| ISSN: | 1756-0748 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2024.2383045 |
