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| Investing in the Incarcerated -- Stories of Hope, Forgiveness and Redemption |
| December 10, 2021 |
From a graduate degree program in a maximum-security prison in Illinois to humanizing incarcerated people on death row - people of faith are advocating for those behind bars. |
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| Can Theology be a Transformative Force in Prisons - One Theology Professor Says Yes |
December 10, 2021 |
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Inside an Illinois maximum-security prison -- theology professor Michele Clifton-Soderstrom found a new calling. Challenged to put her faith into action she saw an opportunity to engage the incarcerated in theology studies. When Soderstrum searches the Bible, she doesn’t go straight to the Jesus parts for inspiration. Instead, she finds it in “the stories of failure.” After forming relationships, engaging students in the Stateville prison, and responding to their desire for more classes, Soderstrum created a Masters of Theology degree. Now she wants to abolish, or at least profoundly reform, an American prison system she sees as deeply unjust.
Monique Parsons. Managing editor of Interfaith America, an online journal that focuses on interfaith engagement and religious pluralism.
This story was produced by KALW’s The Spiritual Edge and is part of the Sacred Steps series.
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| Dead Man Walking: The Prequel |
December 10, 2021 |
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We talk to Sister Helen Prejean, whose memoir, Dead Man Walking, was the inspiration for the hit movie of the same name. Her 2019 book, River of Fire, chronicles the spiritual journey that led her to become perhaps the world's best-known advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. We hear her take on women in the Roman Catholic Church today, and how they're faring with Pope Francis at the helm. She also offers us her prescription for hope in chaotic times.
Sister Helen Prejean, Advocate working to end capital punishment and author of River of Fire.
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