Session 1: Welcome to the Course

Resources

Suggested resources that will be helpful for the entire course. 

• Alexander, Michelle. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. Tenth anniversary edition. New York: New Press, 2020.
• Gilliard, Dominique DuBois. Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice That Restores. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2018.
• Douglas, Kelly Brown. Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2015.
• Trulear, Harold Dean. Healing Communities USA Training Guide: Balancing Justice With Mercy. Edited by Denise Strothers. Kindle., 2021.

Next Steps

• Reflect on your motivations for joining this course and set personal learning goals. Share your aspirations in our course forum to begin connecting with your peers.
• Which resources are you committing to read for this course? Share in the forum. 
• To prepare for session 2, consider how you have ministered to families who are dealing with incarceration in some way.