communal justice
The Communal Justice project emerged when the stories and experiences of prison chaplains were laid against the expectation of the Christian faith to work towards reconciliation and restoration within our community. As one chaplain said, ‘It’s hard to be involved in prison ministry without wanting to correct the injustices within the justice system.’ It’s a practical project, exploring how our community – and the prison system – can embody the Christian call to restoration. It’s also a complex and difficult project, trying to reconcile some of the most difficult parts of our humanity; honouring the experience and needs of victims, perpetrators and the community.
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Blog posts about communal justice:
- if there isn’t a god, we need to invent one fast
- the impact of imprisonment on the community
- prisons and mental health
- illumination
- mission now forum
- failures of imagination
- the greater strangeness
- vengeance
- communal justice: changing the goal posts, changing the game
- wasted spaces
- restorative justice forum
- black is the new black
- what’s next – easter and communal justice
- your faith has made you well
- mission development forums
- on judgement and understanding
- multi-faith commissioning
- stuff that’s inspiring me this week…
- what’s coming up…
- there probably isn’t a happy ending – but that won’t stop us starting
- are we there yet?
- this week – putting advent hope into context
- the grace of god
- communal justice – housing
- a hundred accumulated fragments
- Communal Justice Network
- power, accountability and imprisonment
- tread lightly, for you tread on my dreams
- faith column
- we each have only this one fragile, precious life…
- communal justice – change to sunday’s gathering
- restoration and power
- communal justice – next steps
- communal justice and worship in prisons – an update
- local news article
- communal justice workshop wrap-up
- the mood and temper of the public…
- shameless advertising [and a state of the nation moment]
- cynical by necessity
- communal justice
- you have to live
- communal justice workshop
- restorative justice workshop
- still waiting
- making the world a better place
- recidivism and rilke
- what does the uniting church need to do for a prison to be closed?
- restorative justice and alternative spaces
- on reading
- on writing