Behold, she stands at the door: Reentry, black women and the black church
This paper examines the African American church’s response to the special problems of African American women who reenter the community post-incarceration. The first portion of the paper examines the impact of criminal justice policies on women of color and the attending problems of reentry which res...
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doaj-9f47c38665934359a29cc75e53a0f4022020-11-25T02:53:50ZengVCU LibrariesJournal of Prison Education and Reentry2387-23062016-07-0131566410.15845/jper.v3i1.1000608Behold, she stands at the door: Reentry, black women and the black churchKathryn V. Stanley0Emory University, Candler School of TheologyThis paper examines the African American church’s response to the special problems of African American women who reenter the community post-incarceration. The first portion of the paper examines the impact of criminal justice policies on women of color and the attending problems of reentry which resulted. It then surveys the black church’s response to returning citizens, especially women. It concludes by proposing shifts in perspectives and theologies which create barriers to successful reintegration into the community at large, and the church in particular. The intended audience is individuals and faith communities who seek to work effectively with returning women.https://jper.uib.no/index.php/jper/article/view/1000reentrywomenblack church |
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This paper examines the African American church’s response to the special problems of African American women who reenter the community post-incarceration. The first portion of the paper examines the impact of criminal justice policies on women of color and the attending problems of reentry which resulted. It then surveys the black church’s response to returning citizens, especially women. It concludes by proposing shifts in perspectives and theologies which create barriers to successful reintegration into the community at large, and the church in particular. The intended audience is individuals and faith communities who seek to work effectively with returning women. |
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