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Opening the Doors: A Prison Chaplain's Life on the Inside

Opening the Doors: A Prison Chaplain's Life on the Inside

by Paul Gill (Author), Roger Herft (Foreword)

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    Illustrated::Enhanced 2018

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Synopsis

How does a holy God associate with paedophiles, murderers, drug addicts, alcoholics and others rejected by mainstream society? This book is a product of many years working with and in some cases befriending the most despised people in society, prisoners. It addresses questions such as: Why do some people end up in prison? Do they just wake up one morning and think: `I am going to rob a bank today'? What happens when they get to prison? How do they cope with the violence? Is rehabilitation a realistic expectation? How can victims of crime be helped and supported?

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More Information

Format: Illustrated::Enhanced
 Pages: 156
 Edition: Enhanced
 Publisher: Waterside Press
Published: 12 Sep 2018
ISBN 10: 1909976601
ISBN 13: 9781909976603

Media Reviews
`A powerful account, occasionally confronting yet laced with humour and pathos... providing the reader with a valuable insight into a prisoner's life'- Reverend Graham Wright; `A handbook for future prison chaplains, Opening the Doors is indispensable'- Dr Toby Davidson, Macquarie University; `A passionate and accurate insight into life on the inside... and highly recommended'- The Melbourne Anglican; 'Knitting together stories and facts about the prison experience to provide an insight into this world, and a helpful guide to anyone wanting to work within it'-- Catholic Record; 'Raw and real, confronting and challenging, brutally honest tinged with touches of humour, and provides the reader with a valuable insight into a prisoner's life... The book is beautifully produced, colourful and easy to read'-- crosslight.org.au; 'Exceptionally insightful, not to say riveting. There is good theology too and difficult issues are addressed with great humanity. The lavish presentation makes the book especially accessible and invites further reading and reflection'-- Michael Hirst.
Author Bio
Paul Gill has worked as an Anglican Minister in Australia and England. He has spent most of his ministry working in places where the majority of the population live in challenging economic and social circumstances. This included ten years working as a prison chaplain in maximum security prisons. These years of prison ministry were the most satisfying of his working life. `I always felt I was engaging with people about things that really mattered.' He and his wife, Anne, currently live In Hereford, UK