Five books address­ing reli­gion and its role in cop­ing with vio­lent crime are now avail­able:

​“Healing Violent Men: A Model for Christian Communities” — This book by reli­gion pro­fes­sor David Livingston explores domes­tic vio­lence. It offers prac­ti­cal advice for pas­toral and pro­gram­mat­ic efforts to embrace the twin Christian imper­a­tives of for­give­ness and respon­si­b­li­ty. (Fortress Press, 2002).

​“When Violence is No Stranger: Pastoral Counseling with Survivors of Acquaintance Rape” — In this book by Kristen Leslie, an assis­tant pro­fes­sor at Yale Divinity School, the author pro­vides in-depth inter­views with sur­vivors of date rape and offers rec­om­men­da­tions for those who min­is­ter to these vic­tims. (Fortress Press, 2003).

​“Beyond Prison: A New Interfaith Paradigm for Our Failed Prison System” — Offers a 12-point plan for imme­di­ate changes to the American crim­i­nal jus­tice sys­tem by restora­tive jus­tice experts Harmon Wray and Laura Magnani. The authors explore alter­na­tives to incar­cer­a­tion and the prison-indus­tri­al com­plex. (Fortress Press, 2006).

​“Through the Fire: Spiritual Restoration for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse” — This book by coun­selor Rick Meyer address­es how vic­tims of child­hood sex­u­al abuse can find heal­ing and recov­ery. (Augsburg Books, 2005).

​“The Executed God: The Way of the Cross in Lockdown America” — This work by the­olo­gian Mark Lewis Taylor address­es how Christians can use bib­li­cal teach­ings to trans­form the death penal­ty and America’s crim­i­nal jus­tice sys­tem. (Fortress Press, 2001).

See Books and Religious Voices.

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