The “Logos” Bible Study: An Experience of Building a Model of Effective Religious Education in the 21st Century

New models for prison ministry are crucial during the current era of mass incarceration in America—a time when the potential reach of prison ministries can grow as the population of incarcerated individuals grows. In this article, I lift up one prison ministry in New Jersey as an example of how Chri...

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Published in:Religious education
Main Author: Atkins, Charles (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2020]
In: Religious education
RelBib Classification:HA Bible
RF Christian education; catechetics
Further subjects:B new pedagogies
B Prison Ministry
B pastoral praxeology
B religious education in prison
B Bible study
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:New models for prison ministry are crucial during the current era of mass incarceration in America—a time when the potential reach of prison ministries can grow as the population of incarcerated individuals grows. In this article, I lift up one prison ministry in New Jersey as an example of how Christian evangelicals who are engaged in traditional prison ministry can bravely open their minds and hearts to models of religious education that go beyond individual conversion toward communal transformation.
ISSN:1547-3201
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2020.1706423