The Rev. Dr. Lauren R. E. Larkin is the Rector of an Episcopal church. She graduated from the University of Aberdeen (Scotland) with a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology and Political Ethics (2024). Her dissertation demonstrates that socio-political resistance on behalf of the believer’s neighbor is part of good, Christian praxis in the world to the glory of God. She reads and writes on Dorothee Sölle and Martin Luther and believes that our encounter with God in the event of faith makes us advocates for the neighbor in the world as Christ did on behalf of the marginalized and oppressed.
None are Righteous, No Not One: God’s Righteousness, Justification, and Restorative Justice
October/November 2026: The Ethics of Incarceration (Volume 26 Issue 5)
Introduction [1] Throwing criminals in prison is not working: the prisons are overcrowded, they are financially draining–profiting only the very wealthy–and, most importantly, prisoners are not rehabilitated to deal with society when they leave—recidivism rates are high.[1] The current retributive system places emphasis on anonymity (intentionally or unintentionally): keeping separate the offender and the victim […]