Change of heart : justice, mercy, and making peace with my sister's killer
Title:
Change of heart : justice, mercy, and making peace with my sister's killer
Author:
Bishop, Jeanne, author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2015]
Physical Description:
xv, 159 pages ; 23 cm
Summary:
"The story of [an] uneven journey to confronting and reconciling with [the teenager who murdered Bishop's sister and brother-in-law, taking] on the larger issues of restorative justice, life sentences, and incarceration in the criminal justice system, ... [acknowledging] the personal cost of advocating for mercy for people convicted of serious crimes"--Amazon.com.
Language:
English
Contents:
What comes before. The murders ; The arrest ; The trial ; Learning curve ; Kairos ; The gifts -- What comes after. David ; Change of heart ; The letter ; The visit ; The cost ; Learning from my saints ; Restoration.
ISBN:
9780664259976
Format :
Book
