What comes to mind when you think of people in prison and the entire prison environment? For most people, these are condemned human beings who no one would want to be associated with. Some wish they had name tags and other marks that can distinguish them from other people rated as normal. Naked as a Jailbird is an eye opener that will open your mind on what it means to be in prison, as a convict or people associated with them.
Richard Shaw writes the book from the perspective of a prison chaplain. His eyes are compassionate as expected, but this is not his motivation to write the book. You will not see him pleading with people to change their ways. He gives a narrative of a reality that people assume exists and will be surprised to realize that there are people living this reality.
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.
How about the ministers assigned to prisons? Is this a responsibility that everyone and anyone can take up? This question is tough to answer. There is a valley of difference in the people imprisoned and those roaming free. If a minister or worker is to find satisfaction and make prisoners to feel humane, it will take the Grace of God. Richard Shaw testifies to this.
The author questions the role played by prisons in the society and world today. They are supposed to be agents of change, yet this is not demonstrated in what one finds with imprisoned people. In fact, the writer points out that people change as soon as the reality strikes that they are imprisoned. However, they are never accorded the benefit of living the change outside. This makes prison a gate to eternal condemnation, an aspect that is not part of their foundation principle.
The author chose the name Naked for a reason. It shows that prisoners are stripped to the last cloth, an exercise that takes place at the gate. One wonders what else is taken away from them. According to the author, the person who goes inside prison will never come out. A different one walks out of those gates, Naked.
The book is a quick read that will transform your idea of prison life. It will surprise you that prison warders and other staff could be in greater prisons than the actual prisoners. What about ministering in prison? The answer lies deep in the paragraphs.
Richard Shaw writes the book from the perspective of a prison chaplain. His eyes are compassionate as expected, but this is not his motivation to write the book. You will not see him pleading with people to change their ways. He gives a narrative of a reality that people assume exists and will be surprised to realize that there are people living this reality.
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.
How about the ministers assigned to prisons? Is this a responsibility that everyone and anyone can take up? This question is tough to answer. There is a valley of difference in the people imprisoned and those roaming free. If a minister or worker is to find satisfaction and make prisoners to feel humane, it will take the Grace of God. Richard Shaw testifies to this.
The author questions the role played by prisons in the society and world today. They are supposed to be agents of change, yet this is not demonstrated in what one finds with imprisoned people. In fact, the writer points out that people change as soon as the reality strikes that they are imprisoned. However, they are never accorded the benefit of living the change outside. This makes prison a gate to eternal condemnation, an aspect that is not part of their foundation principle.
The author chose the name Naked for a reason. It shows that prisoners are stripped to the last cloth, an exercise that takes place at the gate. One wonders what else is taken away from them. According to the author, the person who goes inside prison will never come out. A different one walks out of those gates, Naked.
The book is a quick read that will transform your idea of prison life. It will surprise you that prison warders and other staff could be in greater prisons than the actual prisoners. What about ministering in prison? The answer lies deep in the paragraphs.
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