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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Authors: Jang, Sung Joon (Author) ; Johnson, Byron R. 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2024, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-73
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Prison
Rehabilitation
Religion
Moral Reform