Catholic Social Thought and Prison Ministry

Resourcing Theory and Practice

Elizabeth Phillips, Férdia J. Stone-Davis

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Routledge
30 July 2025

Religious ethics; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Christian ministry & pastoral activity; Penology & punishment

Series: Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology

This book 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.

Edited by: Elizabeth Phillips, Férdia J. Stone-Davis
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032268996
ISBN 10: 1032268999
Series: Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology
Pages: 166
Publication Date: 30 July 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Elizabeth Phillips is Director of Education and Engagement at the Woolf Institute, Cambridge, UK. Férdia J. Stone-Davis is Director of Research at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, Cambridge, UK.