The Convict Christ: What the Gospels Say About Criminal Justice

Jens Soering, homes in on prisons/prisoners/prison life & the prison system, during a difficult period in his life when he himself was a prisoner going through the Criminal Justice system. He highlights the horrors that go on inside the prisons, in full view of, and with the full knowledge and backing of some of the stronger or more authoritative prison officers, both in junior and senior positions. The Author draws strength from remembering that Jesus too, was a Convict.To say that Christ was a Convict maybe abhorrent & insulting to some folks as it was Jesus that became the Convict as a Victim of Miscarriages Of Justice - a system that convicts & imprisons Innocent people - very often on insufficient evidence or the available technology of forensic & scientific evidence supported at the time of conviction. Miscarriages Of Justice is a very real, scary & serious situation that usually takes place on purpose, for 'purposes' of Government Protocol. During this time, Jesus had insults heaped on Him by His 'inmates’ and those who took ‘the moral high ground’, like the Church and State - i.e. the political & religious authority of the times. The community did not want to associate or ingratiate themselves with Him, neither did His Disciples.The Gospels are supposedly 4 ’witness’ statements of Jesus’s life leading to His arrest, sentencing & Conviction. The Contents page include:1. The Sermon In The Synagogue At Nazareth America’s Prison Crises2. The Gerasene Demoniac Mental Illness Behind Bars3. The Woman Caught In Adultery The Death Penalty4. John The Baptist’s Defender Advocacy For And By Individual Inmates5. John The Baptists Execution ‘Correctional’ Heath Care6. The Good Samaritan Prison Rape7. The Persistent Widow And The Unjust Judge Parole Abolition8. The Judgement Of The Nation The Civil Commitment Of Sex Offenders9. The Paraclete Rough Justice In The Courts10. The Legionnaires In The Pretorium America’s Abu Ghraibs11. Simon Of Serene Racism In The Courts And In Prison12. The Good Thief Correctional Education13. The Bad Thief Life Sentences14. The Resurrection A Convict’s New LifeThis book serves as an icy cold, chilling dip into the reality of prison life and the Criminal Justice system. It is a book that is very 'heavy and loaded'. It touches on the subjects of western values in modern society and the moral standings within our communities. When you read this book you will begin to see the 'Ice' in the word 'Just'.There are lots of facts and figures to absorb. However, the facts & figures stated, pertain to the ‘rough justice’ of ‘The American Dream’.Justice is questionable.Thank You!