You Tube Theology

In the age of mass incarceration, millions of Americans—disproportionately Black—are held in both physical and spiritual captivity at any given time. In this session, learn about how theological beliefs have influenced the creation and development of prisons, the rise and fall of faith-based calls for prison abolition, and changing legal policies toward the religious rights of incarcerated people.

Speakers:
Dr. Toussaint Losier, Associate Professor of Afro-American Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Dr. Vincent Lloyd, Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, Villanova University

This is Session 9 of the Black Religious Liberty Curriculum (BRLC), a 12-part video series of conversations on the intersection of race, religion, and the law, featuring law professors, historians, theologians, religious studies scholars, activists, and preachers. The curriculum was created by Columbia Law School’s Law, Rights, and Religion Project with support from the Columbia Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life and the Proteus Fund’s Rights, Faith, and Democracy Collaborative. Video editing by ANKOSfilms.

Watch the rest of the curriculum series, at LawRightsReligion.org/our-work/brlc