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Veiling Religion: The Public Face of Czech Re-Entry Faith-Based Organizations
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SYSNO ASEP 0559549 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type The record was not marked in the RIV Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Veiling Religion: The Public Face of Czech Re-Entry Faith-Based Organizations Author(s) Beláňová, Andrea (SOU-Z) ORCID, RID, SAI
Trejbalová, T. (US)
Wetherell, K. (US)Source Title International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - ISSN 0306-624X
Online first 22 July 2022 (2024)Number of pages 16 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords faith-based organizations ; public face ; Czech Republic ; religion ; Christianity ; re-entry Subject RIV AG - Legal Sciences OECD category Criminology, penology Institutional support SOU-Z - RVO:68378025 UT WOS 000828853200001 EID SCOPUS 85135005074 DOI 10.1177/0306624X221113529 Annotation Due to the lack of sufficient non-governmental prisoner re-entry services in the Czech Republic, many post-release activities are provided by faith-based organizations (FBOs). However, the Czech Republic is considered to be one of the most atheistic countries in the world. Most of the Czech population is at least apathetic toward organized religion. This study examines how re-entry FBOs present Christianity to the public in the religiously indifferent Czech Republic. The primary focus is on how the organizations present themselves to the public. We employ qualitative content analysis examining names, logos, mission statements, and other documents of 14 re-entry FBOs. The analysis reveals four general themes within the organizations’ public presentations: Ambiguity when expressing religious topics, Christianity as an offer, Christianity as a form of social movement (self-legitimization), and Christianity as a pro-social lifestyle. Workplace Institute of Sociology Contact Eva Nechvátalová, eva.nechvatalova@soc.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 220 924 / linka 351 Year of Publishing 2025 Electronic address https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0306624X221113529
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