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A bold and provocative interpretation of one of the most religiously vibrant places in America--a state penitentiaryBaraka, Al, Teddy, and Sayyid--four black men from South Philadelphia, two Christian and two Muslim--are serving life sentences at Pennsylvanias maximum-security Graterford Prison. All of them work in Graterfords chapel, a place that is at once a sanctuary for religious contemplation and an arena for disputing the workings of God and man. Day in, day out, everything is, in its twisted way, rather ordinary. And then one of them disappears. Down in the Chapel tells the story of one week at Graterford Prison. We learn how the men at Graterford pass their time, care for themselves, and commune with their makers. We observe a variety of Muslims, Protestants, Catholics, and others, at prayer and in study and song.
About the Author
Joshua Dubler is an assistant professor of Religion at the University of Rochester. He lives in Rochester, NY.
