No godforsaken place : prison chaplaincy, Karl Barth, and practicing life in prison / Sarah C. Jobe.

Author/creator Jobe, Sarah, 1981- author.
Format Book
PublicationLondon, UK ; New York, NY : T&T Clark, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2026.
Copyright Date©2026
Descriptionviii, 235 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

Variant title No god forsaken place
SeriesT&T Clark studies in social ethics, ethnography and theologies
T & T Clark studies in social ethics, ethnography, and theology. ^A1386418
Contents Prelude: Inhabiting salvation : living and dying with Jesus in prison -- Intro the witness box : methods and motivation for writing -- The crisis of presence : incarnating God in prison -- Risking atonement : reconciling race, rank, and religion -- Counting the cost : being made sin for the sake of salvation -- Interlude: The crucifixion and 58 other carceral deaths -- Recollecting death : dying with Jesus in prison -- Inhabiting the resurrection : the work of life after death -- Postlude: A practical soteriology : penal atonement in prison.
Abstract "Jobe explores the spiritual and religious life contained within America's prison systems as it shows up in the profession of prison chaplaincy. This book weaves careful ethnographic work, the systematic theology of Karl Barth, and biblical interpretation to craft a textured exploration of life-after-death work." -- Publisher, page four of cover.
Abstract "How is it possible to inhabit the atonement? How do we enact Jesus' prior act of reconciling the world to God? What does it mean to live and die with Christ the salvation of the cosmos in our own bodies and lives today? In the tradition of theological ethnography, this work brings together theological and biblical reflection with data from a two-year, collaborative ethnography on current and former prison chaplains"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Issued in other formebook version : 9780567719515
LCCN 2025020168
ISBN9780567719485
ISBN9780567719492 hardcover
ISBN0567719499 hardcover
ISBN0567719480 paperback
ISBNelectronic book
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