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This book explores the role that religion plays in the lives of
imprisoned homicide offenders. Drawing on interviews in an English
prison, the author examines how they narrate their life stories and
how religion intersects with other categories to rebuild their
personal identities after committing a crime and being labelled as
murderers or killers. This book seeks to bridge the gap between
macro and micro phenomena, examining religion as both a social
institution and a personal experience. It also explores the
mediating role of institutions with regards to the nature and
extent of their influence upon individual choices and actions, and
provides insights into the nature of the therapeutic prison. It
seeks to create some clarity of understanding the complex nature of
religiosity, narrative, identity, desistance and rehabilitation
whilst critically examining elements of social identity that may
restrict or enhance this process. It provides a series of
recommendations for organisations working with convicted homicide
offenders/offenders and speaks to academics and practitioners in
the fields of criminology, sociology, psychology and
religious/theological studies.
This book explores the role that religion plays in the lives of
imprisoned homicide offenders. Drawing on interviews in an English
prison, the author examines how they narrate their life stories and
how religion intersects with other categories to rebuild their
personal identities after committing a crime and being labelled as
murderers or killers. This book seeks to bridge the gap between
macro and micro phenomena, examining religion as both a social
institution and a personal experience. It also explores the
mediating role of institutions with regards to the nature and
extent of their influence upon individual choices and actions, and
provides insights into the nature of the therapeutic prison. It
seeks to create some clarity of understanding the complex nature of
religiosity, narrative, identity, desistance and rehabilitation
whilst critically examining elements of social identity that may
restrict or enhance this process. It provides a series of
recommendations for organisations working with convicted homicide
offenders/offenders and speaks to academics and practitioners in
the fields of criminology, sociology, psychology and
religious/theological studies.
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