Faith, Identity and Homicide

This book exploresthe role that religion plays in the lives of imprisoned homicide offenders. Drawing on interviews in an English prison, the author examines how they narrate their life stories and how religion intersects with other categories to rebuild their personal identities after committing a crime and being labelled as murderers or killers.This book seeks to bridge the gap betweenmacro and micro phenomena, examiningreligion as both a social institution and a personal experience.It also explores the mediating role of institutions with regards to the nature and extent of their influence upon individual choices and actions, and provides insights into the nature of the therapeutic prison.It seeksto create some clarity of understanding the complex nature of religiosity, narrative, identity, desistance and rehabilitation whilst critically examining elements of social identity that may restrict or enhance this process.It provides aseries of recommendations for organisations working with convicted homicide offenders/offenders and speaks toacademics and practitioners in the fields of criminology, sociology, psychology and religious/theological studies.