Despite manifest differences and internal variety, this article attempts to integrate the
histories and present landscapes of religious practice in prison in the United States and in …

The author compares the regulations for prison chaplaincy and analyses the multiple
religious discourse and practices in three European countries—Germany, Italy and …

What is the nature and impact of faith and religion in prison? This book summarizes
contemporary and cutting-edge research on religion in correctional contexts, enabling a …

“Religion” and “state” are contested concepts. A particularly heated debate has been raging
about these concepts for a decade or more among practitioners of religious studies. On the …

This book explores the profound transformations that prisons and offender rehabilitation
programmes in Eastern Germany have undergone with respect to religion. Drawing on …

This book is the result of a long-term collaboration of a research network that recently met at
the ReligioWest workshop “The formatting of religions: religious accommodation in prisons …

The goal of this book is to provide an overview for psychologists, psychiatrists, social
workers, clergy, corrections professionals, and volunteers of the role that chaplains play in …

One of the ironies of the sociological study of religion in Western Europe and other places in
the world where the level of public participation in the services of religious organizations …

Kent Kerley explores the issue of religion in prison, offering a rich portrait of religious
practices and their impacts. Kerley shows how offenders of all stripes use faith to adapt and …

This chapter arises from deep scepticism about the notions of postsecularity and
postsecularism. I shall argue that there are good reasons for doubting the usefulness of …