Course curriculum
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1
Introduction to Justice & Law Module
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Opening reflections: Justice & Law module
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2
Unit 1 - Understanding Justice
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Introduction to Unit 1
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Bible study for Unit 1
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Why Drag God into Justice and Society? (Video 1)
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Evil and the Justice of God (Video 2)
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A Prophetic Vision of Justice (Short article 1)
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What Is Biblical Justice? (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 1)
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What is Relational Justice? (Long essay 1)
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Criminal Justice (Long essay 2)
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3
Unit 2 - Bible & Law
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Introduction to Unit 2
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Bible study for Unit 2
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The West Wing – Biblical Arguments (Video 1)
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There is no Freedom Without Biblical law (Video 1)
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Family Offences in Biblical Law (Short article 1)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 2)
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Mercy not Sacrifice (Long essay 1)
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Imagining Biblical Law (Long essay 2)
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4
Unit 3 - Crime & Punishment
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Introduction to Unit 3
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Bible study for Unit 3
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Relational Justice: Repairing The Breach (Video 1)
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Crime and Punishment in the Hebrew Bible (Video 2)
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Just Mercy and the Fight for Black Lives (Short article 1)
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Lessons in Mercy (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 3)
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An Eye for an Eye? (Long essay 1)
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Towards a Social Theology of Punishment (Long essay 2)
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5
Unit 4 - Application: Prisons
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Introduction to Unit 4
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Bible study for Unit 4
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Prison-Industrial Complex Kills People For Profit (Video 1)
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Kairos Prison Ministry (Video 2)
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G4S and Birmingham Prison (Short article 1)
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Turning Prisons Inside-Out (Short article 2)
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Video introduction to long essays (Unit 4)
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Is it Time to Abolish our Prisons? (Audio discussion)
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My Brother’s Keeper: Relationships in Prison (Long essay)
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6
Conclusion to Justice & Law Module
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Summary video for Justice & Law module
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End of module reflection questions
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Recommended further reading
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