The Incarcerated God: A History, Theology, and Ethics of Prisons

1 credits · Divinity School

The only incarnate God was an incarcerated one. Christians confess that the salvation of the cosmos happens in the arrest, trail, conviction, and death sentence of Jesus Christ alongside the revelation of life-in-death that occurs when God releases Jesus from prison, state-sponsored execution, and the grave by the power of the Holy Spirit in the resurrection and ascension. This course offers an introduction to carceral history and theory and teaches students to engage with carceral themes as they show up in the biblical texts, Christian theology, and practical ministry in and around prisons today.