The Convict Christ

What the Gospels Say About Criminal Justice

By: Jens Soering

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Paperback | 28 April 2006

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A magisterial study of Christian mercy within the gritty realities of the American prison system…– Rev. Marjorie Holm, Chaplain Service of the Churches of Virginia

An inmate for life, Jens Soering tells stories of prison life that are shocking and inspiring. He confronts us with Jesus' challenge to love not only the least amongst us but those who are perceived as the worst amongst us.

Anyone interested in what goes on behind the walls of our nation's prisons and in seeing the face of Christ in everyone will value this authentic, harrowing, and visionary search for redemption.

Jens Soering confronts the everyday realities of prison life with mercy, compassion, and forgiveness. I recommend The Convict Christ to those willing to become more deeply sensitized to the failures and injustices in our jails and prisons today. It is fascinating and enriching!– Walter F. Sullivan, Bishop Emeritus of Richmond

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The sermon in the synagogue at Nazareth : America's prison crisis	p. 9
The Gerasene demoniac : mental illness behind bars	p. 17
The woman caught in adultery : the death penalty	p. 24
John the Baptist's defender : advocacy for and by individual inmates	p. 31
John the Baptist's execution : correctional health care	p. 37
The good samaritan : prison rape	p. 43
The persistent widow and the unjust judge : parole abolition	p. 54
The judgment of the nations : the civil commitment of sex offenders	p. 62
The paraclete : rough justice in the courts	p. 78
The Legionnaires in the Praetorium : America's Abu Ghraibs	p. 85
Simon of Cyrene : racism in the courts and in prison	p. 91
The good thief : correctional education	p. 98
The bad thief : life sentences	p. 104
The resurrection : a convict's new life	p. 112
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