Faith, Identity and Homicide: Exploring Narratives from a Therapeutic Prison

Acknowledgements
Key Terms
	References
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Tables
1 Introduction
	Violence and Masculinity
	Prison and Rehabilitation
	Religious Conversions in Prison
	Individuals Convicted of Homicide Offences
	Terminology
	Current Context
	Structure of the Book
	Conclusion
	References
2 Approaching Faith Behind the Prison Walls
	Research Philosophy
	Ontology, World View and Epistemology
		World View
		Epistemology
	Research Design
		The Study Sample: The Participants
		Access
		The Interviews
		Creating a Safe Space
		“Religion, It’s My Life”
		The Process of Briefing and Debriefing
		Narrative Analysis
		Limitation of the Study
	Reflexivity
	References
3 Homicide and Violent Offences
	Defining Homicide
	Understanding Homicide
	Homicide, Identity and Stigma
	The Impact of Homicide on Identity
	References
4 Prison-Based Democratic Therapeutic Community
	Experiences Behind the Prison Walls
	Challenges in Prison
	Religion and Therapeutic Intervention
	The Importance of Religious Texts in Prison
	Bonding with Others Based on Religious and Offence Similarities
	References
5 Violence in the Life Course
	Traumatic Experiences
	“Becoming a Murderer”
	The Impact of Committing Murder
	Violence in the Life Course
	References
6 Religion in the Life Course
	“Religious” Before Conviction
	Religion a Personal Journey
	Faith, Forgiveness and Accountability
	Religion, Hope and a New Identity
	References
7 Faith, Reentry and Desistance
	Desistance
	Desistance and Self-Narrative
	Desistance and Religiosity
	Desistance, Identity and Generativity
	Faith-Based Support from Outside the Prison
	Faith and Religious Communities
	Faith-Based Communities Outside of Prison
	Faith-Based Communities in Prison
	Practising Religion in the Community
	Reconciliation, Rehabilitation and Reentry
	References
8 Moosaa’s Journey
	“I Was Always Left Behind”
	Fitnah
	Astaghfirullah “I Seek Forgiveness from Allāh”
	Verily, Along with Every Hardship Is Relief
	References
9 Critical Understandings of Faith and Identity
	Violence in the Life Course to Living a “Good Life”
	Faith and Forgiveness, Identity Through a Faith-Based Lens
	Faith and Therapy, a Harmonious Existence?
	Finding, Embracing and Maintaining Faith
	References
10 Concluding Thoughts
	References
References
Index