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The Holy Tradition of Going to Jail for Jesus

Shane Claiborne
July 17, 2017
Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice, Theology
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There are a lot of ways to change the world. Going to jail isn’t the only way to do it. But it is one way.

From Behind the Walls, pt. 3: Freedom

Michael McRay
August 5, 2014
General, Race
3
AUG 5, 2014 | BY: MICHAEL MCRAY -- The chapel in Building 11 was full. Incarcerated and free-world brothers and sisters interwove on...

From Behind the Walls, pt. 2: A Human Being (Almost) Died That Night

Michael McRay
July 29, 2014
General
6
JULY 29, 2014 | BY: MICHAEL MCRAY -- That particular Friday in December began as my Fridays usually did: quiet morning of...

From Behind the Walls, Pt. 1: Jesus Under Lockdown

Michael McRay
July 21, 2014
General
5
JULY 21, 2014 | BY: MICHAEL MCRAY -- Encountering Christ in prison was one of the primary purposes for my first visit to Riverbend Maximum...

My Trip to Death Row

RLC Editor
April 30, 2014
General
4
APRIL 30, 2014 | BY: BRIAN BALLARD -- I walked through the gates and had no idea what to expect. As I waited for one gate...

What Question Would You Ask God?

Morf Morford
February 26, 2014
General, Theology
4
FEB 26, 2014 | BY: MORF MORFORD -- What question would you ask God? I was naive enough to raise that question in my class at the county jail...

What I Saw in a Prison Inmate’s Eyes

Ed Cyzewski
August 20, 2013
General
5
AUGUST 20, 2013 | BY: ED CYZEWSKI -- I used to write this type of guy off. I mean, he just can’t get his act together. At least we’ve got a...

When and How I Changed My Mind About Civil Disobedience

Tony Campolo
February 18, 2013
General, Politics
2
BY: TONY CAMPOLO -- It was in the early ‘60s, and the civil rights movement, along with the Vietnam War were headline news items...

Civil Disobedience as Prayer

Jim Douglass
February 4, 2013
General
4
BY: JIM DOUGLASS -- In a nation which has legalized preparation for the destruction of all life on earth, going to jail for peace – through...
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A Gift for Blago? And You and Me…

Joshua D. Ambrosius
January 6, 2012
General
3
“My life is ruined.” These words were uttered by Rod Blagojevich to Judge James Zagel on December 7 as he pleaded for mercy.  His life is ruined, with “nobody to blame but self.” Early on in my spiritual and...
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