Spirituality in Dark Places

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The Ethics of Solitary Confinement, Content and Context in Theological Ethics

ISBN: 1137308613
ISBN 13: 9781137308610
Autor: Jeffreys, D
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xii, 204 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 18.03.2013
Auflage: 1/2013
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: GEB

DRAWS ON PHILOSOPHICAL WORK: Uses conceptual resources drawn from philosophy to explain the effects of the deprivations that belong to solitary confinement. ADDRESSES SPIRITUAL CONCERNS: Responds to human need and desire for spirituality in times of trialUTILIZES INTERVIEWS WITH INMATES: Explores the real world of prison violence and uses inmate testimony,TIMELY: The size of the prison population in the US has grown exponentially, ranking among the highest in the world

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Beschreibung

Jeffreys explores the spiritual consequences and ethics of modern solitary confinement and emphasizes how solitary confinement damages our spiritual lives. He focuses particularly on how it destroys one's relationship to time and undermines our creativity, and proposes institutional changes in order to mitigate profound damage to prisoners.

Autorenporträt

Derek S. Jeffreys, Associate Professor of Humanistic Studies and Religion, The University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

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