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Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion
Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion exists to initiate, support, and conduct research on religion.
Religion and accountability for restorative offender rehabilitation
Offender rehabilitation has different meanings for different people because we may have varying expectations about what rehabilitation actually looks like. Sung Joon Jang and Byron R. Johnson walk us through the role of religion and accountability in restorative rehabilitation.
Assessing the role of religion in restorative justice approaches to crime
The field of restorative justice can be traced to the 1970s and efforts in several North American communities that were applying peacemaking principles – often in tandem with faith-informed perspectives – to the criminal justice system, here we explore it in further detail.
Religion promotes prisoner well-being
Discover the role religion plays in promoting prisoner well-being.
The role of religion in offender rehabilitation and prisoner well-being
Sung Joon Jang and Byron R. Johnson discuss the influence of religion on offender rehabilitation and how it promotes prisoner well-being.
Religion and race relations in America: Focusing on Christian Evangenicals
Here, Kazunobu Horiuchi explores how several movements based on religion have developed in American society to improve race relations.
Peter C. Hill – Psychology of religion
Dr Hill discusses his research interests into the psychology of religion and its impact on healthy wellbeing.
Pride month: Trans rights, religion and the impact of Stonewall
In this interview, Philip Baldwin talks to Nishat from Open Access Government about Pride, LGBT activism in harmony with his religion, the increasingly hostile political climate and the impact of Stonewall 50 years on.
Dr Robert Harrison – ACS International Schools
Robert Harrison grew up in the United States, where he studied and worked in religious, public, and higher education
He earned a PhD in Religion and Sociology from Duke University in 1991.
Until he joined the International Baccalaureate staff in 2010, he was a special educator, teacher leader, and programme coordinator...
Radicalisation policy focus
Julian Hayes, Senior Partner at Berris Law LLP, discusses radicalisation in this opinion and expert-driven piece, including comment on what governments must do to preserve stability.
October’s supermoon: Cultural celebrations and celestial wonders
The next full Moon will occur on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 7:26 a.m. EDT and is filled with celestial and cultural significance, NASA has reported.
Memorise: New digital approaches for Nazi persecution storytelling
Stefan Jänicke, Professor of Data Science at the University of Southern Denmark, introduces MEMORISE, a project focusing on new digital approaches to storytelling about Nazi persecution.
Right-wing ethno-nationalists and jihadi Salafists
Morten Bøås, from the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), examines the similarities between right-wing ethno-nationalists and jihadi Salafists.
Bible reading and human flourishing among U.S. military families
Sung Joon Jang and Byron R. Johnson, inspire us with their research on Bible reading and human flourishing among U.S. military families.
The EU’s justice and fundamental rights policy
Open Access Government highlights the EU Justice Scoreboard, discusses broader justice and fundamental rights policy, and concludes with the National justice systems aspect of the recent Rule of Law Report.
They weren’t witches; they were women: The witch-hunts and their repercussions
Examining historical femicide and its consequences: The witch hunts were a dark period in European and colonial history, primarily occurring between the 15th and 17th centuries. But why were an estimated 60,000 women tortured and killed, what were the consequences, and what does it tell us today?.
Sung Joon Jang – Baylor University
Sung Joon Jang is Research Professor of Criminology and co-director of the Program on Prosocial Behavior within the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University
Visiting Scholar
Center for Faith and the Common Good
Pepperdine University
sungjoon.jang@pepperdine.edu
www.pepperdine.edu/center-for-faith-common-good/
Before joining Baylor University, Jang held appointments at Ohio State University and Louisiana State University. His...
The role of trauma healing in offender rehabilitation
Correctional leaders are confronted with implementing the goal of offender rehabilitation in the context of limited funding for treatment programs. The pursuit of rehabilitation and trauma healing is further impeded by rising mental health problems in jails and prisons.
A call for intersectionality in gerontological nursing education
Addressing the triple jeopardy of ageism, sexism and racism within healthcare systems is crucial to ensuring equitable health outcomes for all older people, write Professor Jordana Salma, Professor Sherry Dahlke and Professor Kathleen Hunter of the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta.
Do violent extremists govern?
Morten Bøås, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, explores if violent extremists govern, including a look at jihadi insurgents’ strategies.
