Upon retirement from Vanderbilt Divinity School, Rev. Don Beisswenger did not make plans to go fishing, nor did he plan on going to prison. Beisswenger, however, did know that it was time to honor his commitment to the poor and marginalized. He began to work with homeless persons in Nashville and also to study conditions in Latin America, where he was particularly concerned with US involvement in training military units of other countries. After attending several prayer vigils near the School of the Americas center at Fort Benning, Georgia, Beisswenger stepped on to the federal property as an act of civil disobedience, and was later sentenced to six months in prison at the age of 65. LOCKED UP is the remarkable story of his incarceration and the larger spiritual lessons he offers for all Christians about remaining human when our humanity is tested, bringing grace to those who desperately need it and bearing witness to God's promises of mercy and judgement.
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Don Beisswenger, a Presbyterian pastor, was a professor at Vanderbilt University Divinity School for almost 30 years. Since 1996 he has given his time to working with the poor and oppressed in Nashville and in Central and South America. After nearly 50 years of marriage, his wife Joyce died. He later married Judith Pilgrim, one of his staunchest supporters during his incarceration.
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