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Author : Christopher LaPietra
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 9 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (774 download)
Download or read book Faith and Fanaticism Behind Bars written by Christopher LaPietra and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bo Mitchell
Publisher : NavPress
ISBN 13 : 1624057845
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)
Download or read book Grace Behind Bars written by Bo Mitchell and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grace Behind Bars shares the true and dramatic account of how Bo Mitchell, businessman and chaplain for the Denver Nuggets, inexplicably ended up in federal prison only to find God’s true freedom behind bars. Ironically, it’s in a six-by-nine-foot cell that God begins to free this driven Christian leader from his prison of performance and success. In the end, Bo realizes that God’s love is a gift, not something he must earn. But there’s more to the story: Just before Bo enters prison, his wife, Gari, becomes incapacitated by a brain illness and enters her own prison of clinical depression. Readers will see how the couple struggled together as their world fell apart, yet ultimately grew closer to each other and God behind the bars of their trials. This story will not only inspire and encourage readers, it will show them how they, too, can find spiritual freedom in life’s “prisons” if they choose to see God’s hand in their lives.
Author : Paul W. Sturgis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Faith Behind Bars written by Paul W. Sturgis and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between religiosity and institutional misconduct among prison inmates is examined using survey data collected from a large sample of state and federal prison inmates in the United States. It was determined that religiosity was not significantly related to institutional misconduct on the individual level. In addition, aggregate level religiosity did not influence the individual level relationship between religiosity and misconduct. The theoretical implications of this line of research are also discussed.
Author : Edward Maldonado
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780542929380
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (293 download)
Download or read book God Behind Bars written by Edward Maldonado and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation employs a multidisciplinary approach to describe the transformative power of religion in prison. It examines this topic by analyzing qualitative data with theoretical models and ideas from scholarly literature, which help to elaborate the crucial dimensions of Islam behind bars, especially the racial and violent themes associated with conversion. This scholarly review is complemented by living testimony of prisoners and ex-prisoners who provide further insight to the religious, racial, and violent schemes of day-to-day existence in the penitentiary. Taken wholly, this dissertation aims to strike a dialogue between what scholars say about prison and what prisoners themselves say.
Author : Andrew Johnson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190677538
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)
Download or read book If I Give My Soul written by Andrew Johnson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pentecostal Christianity is flourishing inside the prisons of Rio de Janeiro. To find out why, Andrew Johnson dug deep into the prisons themselves. He began by spending two weeks living in a Brazilian prison as if he were an inmate: sleeping in the same cells as the inmates, eating the same food, and participating in the men's daily routines as if he were incarcerated. And he returned many times afterward to observe prison churches' worship services, which were led by inmates who had been voted into positions of leadership by their fellow prisoners. He accompanied Pentecostal volunteers when they visited cells that were controlled by Rio's most dominant criminal gang to lead worship services, provide health care, and deliver other social services to the inmates. Why does this faith resonate so profoundly with the incarcerated? Pentecostalism, argues Johnson, is the "faith of the killable people" and offers ex-criminals and gang members the opportunity to positively reinvent their public personas. If I Give My Soul is a deeply personal look at the relationship between the margins of Brazilian society and the Pentecostal faith, both behind bars and in the favelas, Rio de Janeiro's peripheral neighborhoods. Based on his intimate relationships with the figures in this book, Johnson makes a passionate case that Pentecostal practice behind bars is an act of political radicalism as much as a spiritual experience.
Author : Kimberly Bethann Fincher
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781463677282
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (772 download)
Download or read book Freedom Behind Bars written by Kimberly Bethann Fincher and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powerful testimonies from those in prison who found hope, love, and courage to live thanks be to God. Be inspired and encouraged by their stories. Includes the authors testimony and bible study lessons on faith, hope, and love. great for a small group bible study and great for prison ministry outreach and community outreach events.
Author : McGee Naipata
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (741 download)
Download or read book Beard Behind Bars - A Journey of Faith & Transformation written by McGee Naipata and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this memoir, the author takes us on a journey through his experiences in prison and the personal transformation he underwent during his time there. From the initial shock of being locked up, to finding solace and purpose in religion and self-improvement, the author shares his struggles and triumphs in a raw and honest manner. Along the way, he also delves into the challenges he faced in adjusting to life outside of prison and the impact it had on his relationships and identity. A thought-provoking and inspiring read, this book is a powerful reminder of the resilience of the human spirit and the power of self-discovery."
Author : Joshua Dubler
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 146683711X
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book Down in the Chapel written by Joshua Dubler and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold and provocative interpretation of one of the most religiously vibrant places in America—a state penitentiary Baraka, Al, Teddy, and Sayyid—four black men from South Philadelphia, two Christian and two Muslim—are serving life sentences at Pennsylvania's maximum-security Graterford Prison. All of them work in Graterford's chapel, a place that is at once a sanctuary for religious contemplation and an arena for disputing the workings of God and man. Day in, day out, everything is, in its twisted way, rather ordinary. And then one of them disappears. Down in the Chapel tells the story of one week at Graterford Prison. We learn how the men at Graterford pass their time, care for themselves, and commune with their makers. We observe a variety of Muslims, Protestants, Catholics, and others, at prayer and in study and song. And we listen in as an interloping scholar of religion tries to make sense of it all. When prisoners turn to God, they are often scorned as con artists who fake their piety, or pitied as wretches who cling to faith because faith is all they have left. Joshua Dubler goes beyond these stereotypes to show the religious life of a prison in all its complexity. One part prison procedural, one part philosophical investigation, Down in the Chapel explores the many uses prisoners make of their religions and weighs the circumstances that make these uses possible. Gritty and visceral, meditative and searching, it is an essential study of American religion in the age of mass incarceration.
Author : Jon Krakauer
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 1400078997
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)
Download or read book Under the Banner of Heaven written by Jon Krakauer and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2004-06-08 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU. “Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco Chronicle Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core of Krakauer’s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.
Author : Tanya Erzen
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807089990
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book God in Captivity written by Tanya Erzen and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening account of how and why evangelical Christian ministries are flourishing in prisons across the United States It is by now well known that the United States’ incarceration rate is the highest in the world. What is not broadly understood is how cash-strapped and overcrowded state and federal prisons are increasingly relying on religious organizations to provide educational and mental health services and to help maintain order. And these religious organizations are overwhelmingly run by nondenominational Protestant Christians who see prisoners as captive audiences. Some twenty thousand of these Evangelical Christian volunteers now run educational programs in over three hundred US prisons, jails, and detention centers. Prison seminary programs are flourishing in states as diverse as Texas and Tennessee, California and Illinois, and almost half of the federal prisons operate or are developing faith-based residential programs. Tanya Erzen gained inside access to many of these programs, spending time with prisoners, wardens, and members of faith-based ministries in six states, at both male and female penitentiaries, to better understand both the nature of these ministries and their effects. What she discovered raises questions about how these ministries and the people who live in prison grapple with the meaning of punishment and redemption, as well as what legal and ethical issues emerge when conservative Christians are the main and sometimes only outside forces in a prison system that no longer offers even the pretense of rehabilitation. Yet Erzen also shows how prison ministries make undeniably positive impacts on the lives of many prisoners: men and women who have no hope of ever leaving prison can achieve personal growth, a sense of community, and a degree of liberation within the confines of their cells. With both empathy and a critical eye, God in Captivity grapples with the questions of how faith-based programs serve the punitive regime of the prison, becoming a method of control behind bars even as prisoners use them as a lifeline for self-transformation and dignity.
Author : Derrick Shaw
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (343 download)
Download or read book Behind Bars Beyond Boundaries written by Derrick Shaw and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-07-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theme of this book revolves around the author's personal testimony of experiencing spiritual transformation, awakenings, and encounters with the Holy Spirit. It explores the transformative power of Jesus Christ in the author's life. The book highlights the significance of faith, redemption, and the baptism of the Holy Spirit. It also delves into the author's quest for guidance and inspiration from other men of God who have influenced their spiritual journey. Overall, it aims to inspire and encourage readers to embark on their own faith journey and experience the life-transforming power of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit.
Author : Erin Lorence
Publisher : Pelican Ventures Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1522302174
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (223 download)
Download or read book Fanatic Surviving written by Erin Lorence and published by Pelican Ventures Book Group. This book was released on 2019-06-07 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The start of The Reclaim is imminent, and sixteen-year-old Dove Strong can't do a thing to stop it... or can she? With only weeks until her people attack the unsuspecting nonbelievers, Dove accepts her recommission for peace. But then she runs into an old nemesis. When a member of her family dies, she is arrested as a terrorist and prime murder suspect. Dove's punishment? She must survive the unforgiving Chihuahuan Desert under the judging eye of every television-owning nonbeliever in the country. Saddled with a hostile camera crew, Dove fights to reach civilization while enduring Satan's elements and a mysterious Amhebran coder who haunts her steps. Dove is strong. But is her faith strong enough to survive a friend's betrayal or the ultimate decision ... whether to sacrifice a family member to stop the attack?
Author : Hal Rollins
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (22 download)
Download or read book The Fight for Religious Freedom in America's Prisons written by Hal Rollins and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-04-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating narrative of faith, justice, and the battle for spiritual freedom behind bars in "The Fight for Religious Freedom in America's Prisons: A Riveting Journey Through the Legal and Spiritual Struggles of Inmates Fighting for Their Right to Worship in the Shadow of a Solar Eclipse." Explore the heartbreaking journey of six inmates who, united by their various beliefs, resist the repressive lockdown during a rare solar eclipse, attempting to restore their freedom to religious expression. This book provides a unique view into the legal fights, personal testimony, and deep relevance of faith in the darkest depths of the prison system. "The Fight for Religious Freedom in America's Prisons" is more than simply a legal struggle; it is a monument to the human spirit's endurance and unwavering pursuit of freedom. As you read each page, you'll be inspired by the convicts' bravery, affected by their faith, and motivated to consider the larger implications of justice and religious liberty in our society. Don't pass up the opportunity to go on this eye-opening journey. Purchase a copy of "The Fight for Religious Freedom in America's Prisons: A Riveting Journey Through the Legal and Spiritual Struggles of Inmates Fighting for Their Right to Worship in the Shadow of a Solar Eclipse" today and witness the transformative power of faith and the unwavering pursuit of justice.
Author : Aaron Griffith
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674238788
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (742 download)
Download or read book God’s Law and Order written by Aaron Griffith and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incisive look at how evangelical Christians shaped—and were shaped by—the American criminal justice system. America incarcerates on a massive scale. Despite recent reforms, the United States locks up large numbers of people—disproportionately poor and nonwhite—for long periods and offers little opportunity for restoration. Aaron Griffith reveals a key component in the origins of American mass incarceration: evangelical Christianity. Evangelicals in the postwar era made crime concern a major religious issue and found new platforms for shaping public life through punitive politics. Religious leaders like Billy Graham and David Wilkerson mobilized fears of lawbreaking and concern for offenders to sharpen appeals for Christian conversion, setting the stage for evangelicals who began advocating tough-on-crime politics in the 1960s. Building on religious campaigns for public safety earlier in the twentieth century, some preachers and politicians pushed for “law and order,” urging support for harsh sentences and expanded policing. Other evangelicals saw crime as a missionary opportunity, launching innovative ministries that reshaped the practice of religion in prisons. From the 1980s on, evangelicals were instrumental in popularizing criminal justice reform, making it a central cause in the compassionate conservative movement. At every stage in their work, evangelicals framed their efforts as colorblind, which only masked racial inequality in incarceration and delayed real change. Today evangelicals play an ambiguous role in reform, pressing for reduced imprisonment while backing law-and-order politicians. God’s Law and Order shows that we cannot understand the criminal justice system without accounting for evangelicalism’s impact on its historical development.
Author : Aaron Franklin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996582599
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (825 download)
Download or read book Walk In God's Grace written by Aaron Franklin and published by . This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aaron never saw himself sitting in a cell, looking at twelve years. But even though his mother did what she could to keep him out of trouble, he let the streets raise him. When he thought his son was in trouble, he did what he thought a father was supposed to do. Now, the night that changed his life plays in his head like it is on a loop. Unless God intervenes, by the time he is released, his kids will be grown and his mother will be in her 80s. He wanted to be mad at God for the way it all went down, but it was not God's fault. God reminded Aaron that even though prison is wicked and feels like hell, both physically and spiritually, God is always with him.You are not defined by your bad actions. You are defined by the righteousness of God. In this 21-day devotional, you'll learn how to release yourself from the guilt that holds you in mental and emotional bondage and allow yourself to be used by God. No matter where you are. No matter how you got there.Aaron is now letting God undo the damage the devil did in his life for over two decades. He is learning to forgive himself because the guilt was killing him. He is learning how to stay strong for his family because even behind bars, they still need him.In Aaron's words, "I thought it would be cool to share what I'm living through and maybe it will help someone else. We may be in here for different reasons, but the bottom line is we're in here together. And I don't know one dude who wants to make a return trip when he gets out. I needed some peace. Writing this book helped me get that peace. Now I'm passing it on to you. Stay strong and do what I'm learning to do. Let go and let God do what God does."
Author : Leroy Freeman
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781478178668
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (786 download)
Download or read book God's Power Behind the Wire written by Leroy Freeman and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-07-04 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of Miraculous Testimonies from the Maximum Security Florida Prisons of Okeechobee C.I. and South Bay C.F of God's power working through the KAIROS Prison Ministry. With each Weekend encounter, read how God moved in the hearts and lives of men behind bars. Not only were their lives touched, but each of the Team members as well.
Author : Luke Chance
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1664287361
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)
Download or read book God Doesn’t Waste a Thing written by Luke Chance and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-01-12 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After being sentenced to 20 years in the Department of Corrections, Luke found himself involved in many tragic, heartbreaking, and surreal moments behind bars. However, during those same events, God showed Himself to be faithful, loving, and present in creating miracles out of what many would consider impossible situations. Luke’s journey is like Joseph’s in Genesis. What many intended for harm, God chose to use for good. Luke shares how, even in the worst circumstances, God works all things according to His will. God Doesn’t Waste a Thing leads you through the many divine miracles that Luke witnessed during his incarceration and will show how nothing is wasted when it comes to God and building His Kingdom. Luke spent seven years in prison for a crime he committed but now shares his story of contrition, faith, and hope for redemption that will inspire others facing great adversity in their lives.
