Opening the Doors

Paul Gill has worked as an Anglican Minister in Australia and England. He has spent most of his ministry working in places where the majority of the population live in challenging economic and social circumstances. This included ten years working as a prison chaplain in maximum security prisons. These years of prison ministry were the most satisfying of his working life. `I always felt I was engaging with people about things that really mattered.' He and his wife, Anne, currently live In Hereford, UK

• Author's note; Dedication; A word of thanks; Foreword; Introduction: God behind Bars; 1: On the Inside; 2: In the Nick; 3: Drugs & Alcohol; 4: Victims & Offenders; 5: Justice?; 6: Indigenous Prisoners; 7: Finding God in Captivity; 8: Reconnecting; 9: Life beyond prison; About the author.

If there is one book that should be made available not only to prison chaplains, but to all who work, visit, live or are connected with prisons in any way, then this is it.'-- Quakers in Criminal Justice; `A powerful account, occasionally confronting yet laced with humour and pathos... providing the reader with a valuable insight into a prisoner's life'- Reverend Graham Wright; `A handbook for future prison chaplains, Opening the Doors is indispensable'- Dr Toby Davidson, Macquarie University; `A passionate and accurate insight into life on the inside... and highly recommended'- The Melbourne Anglican; 'Knitting together stories and facts about the prison experience to provide an insight into this world, and a helpful guide to anyone wanting to work within it'-- Catholic Record; 'Raw and real, confronting and challenging, brutally honest tinged with touches of humour, and provides the reader with a valuable insight into a prisoner's life... The book is beautifully produced, colourful and easy to read'-- crosslight.org.au; 'Exceptionally insightful, not to say riveting. There is good theology too and difficult issues are addressed with great humanity. The lavish presentation makes the book especially accessible and invites further reading and reflection'-- Michael Hirst.