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1 online resource (417 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Copyright page; Contents; Glossary; Foreword; Authors' preface and acknowledgements; Prologue; Chapter 1 The prison that started it all; Chapter 2 From Cursillo to Prison; Chapter 3 The rise and fall of Kairos-APAC; Chapter 4 Kainos Community: views from inside; Chapter 5 Kainos Community: Views from the top; Chapter 6 Kainos Community and religious freedom; Chapter 7 Navigating by the heavens: Horizon Communities; Chapter 8 Preparing Evangelists: InnerChange Freedom Initiative (IFI); Chapter 9 Psycho-social impact of Kainos |
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Chapter 10 The impact of Kainos and Christian-based units on recidivismChapter 11 Keeping fatith in prison: the promise of faith-based units; Appendices; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Ten years ago there were no faith-based units in prisons outside South America. Today, they are spreading all over the world, including the United States, Europe and the Commonwealth. My Brother's Keeper is the first major study of a global phenomenon. Exploring the roots of faith-based units in South America it explains why the Prison Service of England and Wales set up the first Christian-based unit in the western world in 1997 - and its rapid expansion. It also explains how, at exactly the same time, the United States introduced Christian-based units - and why they were complimented by inte |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Religious communities.
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Prisoners -- Religious life -- Great Britain
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Prisoners -- Religious life
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Religious communities
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Adler, Joanna
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Loucks, Nancy
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| ISBN |
9781843926405 |
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1843926407 |
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