Religion and Rehabilitation as Moral Reform: Conceptualization and Preliminary Evidence

We examine how religion contributes to rehabilitation, which we conceptualize as moral reform and operationalize in terms of self-identity, existential belief, and character. We hypothesize that religion contributes to identity transformation, a sense of meaning and purpose in life, and virtue devel...

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1. VerfasserIn: Jang, Sung Joon (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Johnson, Byron R. 1955-
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2024
In: American journal of criminal justice
Jahr: 2024, Band: 49, Heft: 1, Seiten: 47-73
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