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This text evaluates the influence of the religious community on the American penal system, with emphasis on the role of the prison chaplain. It looks at penitentiaries, and the like, between 1820 and 1913 and assesses the influence of historical and theological trends on the rise in number.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Religion and the Penal System Chapter 2 The Evangelical Millennium and the Rise of the Penitentiaries Chapter 3 Different Roads to the Kingdom Chapter 4 New York and Pennsylvania Chapter 5 Sentimentalism, Science and the Progressive Movement Chapter 6 Religion, Progress and the End of the Penitentiaries Chapter 7 An Institution in Search of Meaning Chapter 8 Notes; Bibliography; Index

Religion and the Development of the American

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      Publisher: University Press of America
      Publication Date: 10/18/2000 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780761818106, 978-0761818106
      ISBN10: 0761818103

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This text evaluates the influence of the religious community on the American penal system, with emphasis on the role of the prison chaplain. It looks at penitentiaries, and the like, between 1820 and 1913 and assesses the influence of historical and theological trends on the rise in number.

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1 Religion and the Penal System Chapter 2 The Evangelical Millennium and the Rise of the Penitentiaries Chapter 3 Different Roads to the Kingdom Chapter 4 New York and Pennsylvania Chapter 5 Sentimentalism, Science and the Progressive Movement Chapter 6 Religion, Progress and the End of the Penitentiaries Chapter 7 An Institution in Search of Meaning Chapter 8 Notes; Bibliography; Index

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