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Mass incarceration is well documented in the United States. Seeking to understand why we have the highest incarceration rate in the world is essential work that must continue. The purpose of this work is not to add to that discussion as much as it will seek to trace how theology has helped create the prisons we now have. An alternative to the current retributive theology that undergirds the prison system is Wesleyan-Holiness theology and its optimistic view of humanity and God. Coupled with Wesley’s thought, an examination of Rene Girard’s ideas around scapegoating, unmasking, and mediated exposure will provide a lens to reconsider the purpose of punishment. Listening to how the family members of the incarcerated were treated by the church will help to create a missional ecclesiology to live out our theology in healing ways that bring shalom. It will be argued that this exploration is a pathway toward holiness as understood by the Church of the Nazarene in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition.
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KeywordsPrison, Parish, Theology, History, Wesleyan-Holiness, Rene Girard, Criminal Justice, United States
Degree AwardedD.Min.
Awarding InstitutionNazarene Theological Seminary
Supervisor or ChairLinda Settles
Peer Reviewed?No
Pages191
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