The Institutional Missionary and the Spiritual Rehabilitation of the Prisoner

Authors

E. A. Duemling, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

7-1-1939

Document Type

Article

Keywords

prison, chaplain, spiritual life, crime, penalty, rehabilitation, institutional missionary

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

This dejected and rejected man is not forgotten by the Church. Whatever we may think of prisoners and their crimes, the fact nevertheless remains that each and every one has an immortal soul, for which the Savior also bled and died on Calvary's cross. It is God's will that the wicked should turn from his ways and live. Cognizant of the fact that the Lord enjoins the Church to preach the Gospel to every creature, a missionary chaplain is sent to the abode of convicted men. It is the Gospel that will save them from eternal condemnation.

Disciplines

Practical Theology

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Duemling, E. A. (1939) "The Institutional Missionary and the Spiritual Rehabilitation of the Prisoner," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 10, Article 52.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol10/iss1/52