Equal Rites' in a Multi-Faith Society
Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 559 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-62246-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
This is the first in-depth examination of relations between the Church of England and other faiths in the Prison Service Chaplaincy. It shows how the struggle for equal opportunities in a multi-faith society is politicising relations between the Church, the state and religious minorities. Drawing on a wealth of new data, it considers the increasingly controversial role of Anglican chaplains in facilitating the religious and pastoral care of prisoners from non-Christian backgrounds, whose numbers among the prison population have been growing. Comparison with the United States underlines the closeness of the tie between the state and Christian churches in English prisons, and this book argues that it is time to reconsider the practice of keeping ethnic and religious minorities dependent on Anglican 'brokering' of their access to prison chaplaincy.
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- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Resozialisierung
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Kultur
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Equal opportunities and multiculturalism in prisons; 2. Chaplaincy, chaplains, chapels and other faiths; 3. Church of England prison chaplains; 4. Visiting ministers of other faiths; 5. 'Facilitation' or 'dependence'?; 6. Inclusion and exclusion; 7. US prison chaplaincy; 8. Conclusions: state, church and diversity.
