What is your perception of people who are in jail or who have been incarcerated? Naturally, they are not the kind you would desire to spend time with or engage in conversations. In fact, many people wish they had tags or marks on their foreheads to make them easily recognizable. It is not until you have read Naked as a Jailbird that it dawns on you that they have a human face and desires, just like you.
The author is Richard Shaw, a chaplain who has a responsibility to minister in prisons. However, for him it is more than a ministry. It is a calling that makes him different from all other chaplains who might be given the responsibility. Every minute spent with these incarcerated human beings points at a different experience about salvation, God and humanity.
Shaw is conscious of the negative portrayal that people give to prisoners. These are outcasts and criminals who arrogance and ignorance has led them behind bars. However, when you spend time with these prisoners, you realize that their world is different. The book does not seek to justify when they are incarcerated but your mentality of prison and prison life will change. You will also want to review prisons and whether they change people.
And how is prison life? Where is hope while the justice system has condemned you to life in prison? What is the role of religion in such a setting, a religion that preaches on forgiveness and repentance? These are deep philosophical questions that Richard seeks to explore in this book. The answers will surprise you just like some of the cases described in this book.
Prison is a ministry where people will be assigned yet not everyone can manage that. Shaw chose to work in prison because it was a special calling. This experience revealed a world of difference between people who are free and those living behind bars. According to Richard, it takes the grace of God to minister in this environment.
What role do prisons play in the society and is it still relevant today? Are people being changed by being locked up and what activities go on behind bars to facilitate this change? There is a desire to change with most people waking up to this reality immediately they settle in prison. But is there a return door for such people? Surprisingly, prison warders and people who appear to command a lot of respect in this environment are also in a prison of their own.
The choice of the word Naked is deliberate. On entering prison, one has to remove all his or her cloths. This is the nakedness that most people know about prison. The reality is that they are stripped off more than their cloths. Their dignity and idea of humanity changes once they get to prison. Even with a bale of cloths on, the man in prison is always naked.
The book is a fast read and enlightening text that will change your perspective of people in prisons. It gives you a different idea of prison life and the people who work in the system, directly or indirectly. From the book, no one ever enjoys a minute behind bars, for whatever reason.
The author is Richard Shaw, a chaplain who has a responsibility to minister in prisons. However, for him it is more than a ministry. It is a calling that makes him different from all other chaplains who might be given the responsibility. Every minute spent with these incarcerated human beings points at a different experience about salvation, God and humanity.
Shaw is conscious of the negative portrayal that people give to prisoners. These are outcasts and criminals who arrogance and ignorance has led them behind bars. However, when you spend time with these prisoners, you realize that their world is different. The book does not seek to justify when they are incarcerated but your mentality of prison and prison life will change. You will also want to review prisons and whether they change people.
And how is prison life? Where is hope while the justice system has condemned you to life in prison? What is the role of religion in such a setting, a religion that preaches on forgiveness and repentance? These are deep philosophical questions that Richard seeks to explore in this book. The answers will surprise you just like some of the cases described in this book.
Prison is a ministry where people will be assigned yet not everyone can manage that. Shaw chose to work in prison because it was a special calling. This experience revealed a world of difference between people who are free and those living behind bars. According to Richard, it takes the grace of God to minister in this environment.
What role do prisons play in the society and is it still relevant today? Are people being changed by being locked up and what activities go on behind bars to facilitate this change? There is a desire to change with most people waking up to this reality immediately they settle in prison. But is there a return door for such people? Surprisingly, prison warders and people who appear to command a lot of respect in this environment are also in a prison of their own.
The choice of the word Naked is deliberate. On entering prison, one has to remove all his or her cloths. This is the nakedness that most people know about prison. The reality is that they are stripped off more than their cloths. Their dignity and idea of humanity changes once they get to prison. Even with a bale of cloths on, the man in prison is always naked.
The book is a fast read and enlightening text that will change your perspective of people in prisons. It gives you a different idea of prison life and the people who work in the system, directly or indirectly. From the book, no one ever enjoys a minute behind bars, for whatever reason.
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