Damien W. D. Davis is an alumnus of Wilberforce University. He has an earned an MDiv and DMin from McCormick Theological Seminary and was awarded the John Randall Hunt Prize for Outstanding Doctor of Ministry Thesis. He serves as associate pastor of New Tiberia Baptist Church and as a hospice chaplain for Harmony Cares. He was the former senior chaplain at the maximum-security prison Stateville Correctional Center for Illinois Corrections.
"""Damien Davis invites readers into an important conversation about people in American prisons. By developing a program of care centered in the stories and needs of these people, Davis de-centers older models and re-centers the work by using surveys to ask (and more importantly, to listen) to imprisoned persons themselves. Damien's method invites us to consider three deceptively simple words: caution, care, and collaboration--each word a world to itself, brought together in a generative method of engagement, agency, and advocacy."" --Ken Sawyer, professor of church history, McCormick Theological Seminary ""In this book, Damien Davis takes readers on a journey to search the deep matters of the heart. It is a key resource for those who work in criminal justice and need resources for their own wellness as they face the pain and suffering of those who are locked behind bars. Davis has contributed a heart-filled and necessary guide to chaplaincy and anyone else who takes the work of restoration seriously."" --Stephanie Crumpton, associate professor of practical theology, McCormick Theological Seminary"