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Course Description

Why do we have police and prisons? What role does religion play in building police and prisons, and what role might religion play in building a world without them? This course explores the religious roots and function of carceral institutions in the United States, as well as the religiosity of movements that aim to create conditions in which police and prisons are neither possible nor necessary. Participants will be invited to engage course material through theological reflection on their own experience and social context, and will obtain theological and practical resources for inviting their communities into the work of reimagining public safety.
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