“Trapped in a History Which They Do Not Understand:” Reading James Baldwin with Thomas Merton, Toward a Spiritual Theological Interpretation of Mass Incarceration
This paper argues that Thomas Merton’s under-appreciated engagement with James Baldwin reveals Baldwin to be an essential resource for a theological account of mass incarceration and the spiritual sustenance of ati6on to dismantle the “New Jim Crow.” Merton highlights the religious insight of Baldwi...
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| Language: | English |
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Columbia University Libraries
2024-02-01
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| Series: | Black Theology Papers Project |
| Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/btpp/article/view/3873 |