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Redeeming a prison society : a liturgical and sacramental response to mass incarceration / Amy Levad.

Levad, Amy, 1979-
2014
261.8336 L655r 2014
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Title
Redeeming a prison society : a liturgical and sacramental response to mass incarceration / Amy Levad.
Author
Levad, Amy, 1979-
ISBN
9780800699918 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0800699912 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781451465129 (ebook)
Published
Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2014]
Language
English
Description
xi, 233 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
261.8336 L655r 2014
System Control No.
(OCoLC)858897089
(OCoLC)858897089
Summary
The United States criminal justice system is in a state of crisis, from unprecedented rates of imprisonment and recidivism to the privatization of the prison system and the disproportionate representation of particular racial, ethnic, social, and economic groups, all of which is within a larger social justice context. Catholics and Protestants have largely failed to offer vital theological responses. Amy Levad offers a Catholic perspective that directly addresses the concrete issues from a strongly interdisciplinary approach and utilizes the rich liturgical and sacramental resources of penance and Eucharist to offer a theological vision of reform. -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-224) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Our crisis of justice
Catholic responses to our criminal justice crisis
A liturgical and sacramental approach to justice
A model for criminal justice reform
A movement for justice.
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