A Study of the Problems of Religious Education in Taiwan’s Correctional Institutions – The Example of Death Row Inmates

• Main Authors: WU Wenshan, 吳文山
• Other Authors: Marcus Guenzel
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/71357608947833490682

碩士 === 玄奘大學 === 宗教學系碩士在職專班 === 101 === The main purpose of this study is: A. Seek the core functionality of religious education in Correctional Institutions. B. Change actions of religious education in Correctional Institutions, and raise the percentage of people who accept religious education in order to not only influence their values and reconsidering ability but also improve their behavior pattern to make them regret, get with social lives and make progress. C. Draw lessons from death row inmates’experiences to provide life lessons for criminal and avoid unnecessary costs to learn experiences. This research belongs to the religious studies area of practical and applicable research. The connection of death and religion is one of the classic subjects in religious study. With the result of the study, we could provide Correctional Institutions the way to educate criminal in their angles and positions instead of conductors’ view. Chapter 1 is to introduce the study’s motivation, scope, purpose, reason and method. Chapter 2 is explaining the current situation of religious education in correctional institution and death row inmates. Chapter 3 is to analyze interviews one by one. Chapter 4 is sorting up 21 interviews’ contents and making systematically analysis. Chapter 5 is conclusion. The conclusion points out that the assistance and the influence of religious education to criminal have positive effects, but not all criminals could be influenced by contacting religious education. Therefore, change the way of religious education in correctional institutions is a key to raise the rate of influence of religion education.