Faith, Policing, Protest

1 credits · Divinity School

This course explores the historical and contemporary relationship of Christians to law enforcement (with a particular focus on the modern United States). It considers how Christians have engaged law enforcement and public safety issues throughout history; how chaplains have practiced ministry to members of law enforcement; how American Christian activist and reform movements have contested and challenged police and worked to change or even abolish policing; and how American Christian communities have developed their own public safety efforts as alternatives to standard law enforcement approaches.