More God, Less Crime - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook More God, Less Crime write by Byron Johnson. This book was released on 2011-05-15. More God, Less Crime available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In More God, Less Crime renowned criminologist Byron R. Johnson proves that religion can be a powerful antidote to crime. The book describes how faith communities, congregations, and faith-based organizations are essential in forming partnerships necessary to provide the human and spiritual capital to effectively address crime, offender rehabilitation, and the substantial aftercare problems facing former prisoners. There is scattered research literature on religion and crime but until now, there has never been one publication that systematically and rigorously analyzes what we know from this largely overlooked body of research in a lay-friendly format. The data shows that when compared to current strategies, faith-based approaches to crime prevention bring added value in targeting those factors known to cause crime: poverty, lack of education, and unemployment. In an age of limited fiscal resources, Americans can’t afford a criminal justice system that turns its nose up at volunteer efforts that could not only work better than the abysmal status quo, but also save billions of dollars at the same time. This book provides readers with practical insights and recommendations for a faith-based response that could do just that.
Religion and Crime: Theory, Research, and Practice
Religion and Crime: Theory, Research, and Practice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religion and Crime: Theory, Research, and Practice write by Kent R. Kerley. This book was released on 2018-11-15. Religion and Crime: Theory, Research, and Practice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Religion and Crime: Theory, Research, and Practice" that was published in Religions
The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Devil You Know write by Elicka Peterson Sparks. This book was released on 2016-02-23. The Devil You Know available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this trenchant examination of Christianity’s dark side, a criminologist argues persuasively that high rates of violent crime in the United States can be correlated with Christian conservative attitudes, especially in regard to social mores and politics. Of particular concern is “Christian nationalism.” Supporters of this movement argue that America was founded as a Christian nation and they work to install their fundamentalist brand of Christianity as the dominant factor in American political and social life. Far from being a fanatic outlier sect, this group is shown to have significant cultural influence, especially in the American South. Not coincidentally, the author suggests, the South also has the highest homicide rates. Noting the violent biblical passages often cited by religious conservatives, their sense of righteousness, their dogmatic mindset that tolerates no dissent, and their support for harshly punitive measures toward “sinners,” Peterson Sparks shows that their worldview is the ideal seedbed for violence. Not only does this mindset make violent reactions in interpersonal conflicts more likely, the author says, but it exacerbates the problems of the criminal justice system by advocating policies that create high incarceration rates. The author also devotes particular attention to the victimization of women, children, and LGBT people, which follows from this rigid belief system. While not resorting to a blanket condemnation of Christianity or religion as a whole, Peterson Sparks issues a wake-up call regarding conservative Christianity’s toxic mixture of fundamentalism, authoritarian politics, patriotism, and retributory justice.
Religion, Faith and Crime
Religion, Faith and Crime - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religion, Faith and Crime write by Kim Sadique. This book was released on 2016-05-28. Religion, Faith and Crime available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This unique collection brings together international contributors from a range of disciplines to explore crime and responses to crime through a religious/faith-based lens. At a time when religion is under the media spotlight in terms of religiously-motivated hate crime, terrorism and child abuse this book provides an important platform for academic debate. It examines these and other key issues including: faith as a coping strategy, religion as a motivating factor and the role of religion and morality in shaping criminal justice responses. This collection clearly places religion/faith at the heart of criminological enquiry and illustrates its relevance in addressing wider social issues and would be of benefit to students and academics researching or studying in these areas. It will also be of interest to community and criminal justice practitioners and those with an interest in community engagement and multi-faith work.
Letters On Religious Persecution: Proving, That That Most Heinous Crime Has Not Been Peculiar To Roman Catholies ... Fifth Edition, Improved
Letters On Religious Persecution: Proving, That That Most Heinous Crime Has Not Been Peculiar To Roman Catholies ... Fifth Edition, Improved - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Letters On Religious Persecution: Proving, That That Most Heinous Crime Has Not Been Peculiar To Roman Catholies ... Fifth Edition, Improved write by Mathew Carey. This book was released on 1829. Letters On Religious Persecution: Proving, That That Most Heinous Crime Has Not Been Peculiar To Roman Catholies ... Fifth Edition, Improved available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
