Book Launch: Catholic Social Thought and Prison Ministry

The book Catholic Social Thought and Prison Ministry: Resourcing Theory and Practice, edited by Elizabeth Phillips (Woolf Institute, Cambridge) and Férdia J Stone-Davis (Margaret Beaufort Institute, Cambridge), is being published at the end of March by Routledge. The book itself arises out of the project 'Flourishing Inside?' which took place at the Margaret Beaufort Institute, was generously funded by The Charles Plater Trust, and conducted by Elizabeth Phillips.

The edited volume explores how the themes and insights of official Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and broader Catholic social thought might illuminate, and be illuminated by, a deeper engagement with the context of prisons. What resources might Catholic social thought bring to pastoral work in prisons? And what might listening to the prison context bring to Catholic social thought?

The volume includes constructive proposals for the relationship between CST and prison ministry, as well as critical questions about the role and shortcomings of prisons, CST, and chaplaincy. It contains contributions by scholars and practitioners of theology, criminology, and prison chaplaincy from the UK, US, and Ireland, and reflects on the inextricable relationship of social action and pastoral care in the work of prison ministry.

The Margaret Beaufort Institute is going to host the book launch on the 29th of April at 4pm. All are welcome. For those unable to attend in person, we are pleased to offer the option to join us online.

LINKS

Book Launch of "Catholic Social Thought and Prison Ministry" Tickets, Mon 29 Apr 2024 at 16:00 | Eventbrite

Catholic Social Thought and Prison Ministry

Flourishing Inside: https://fi.mbit.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Flourishing-Inside-Project-Report.pdf