Summary
River of Fire: A Memoir of Faith, Doubt, and Social Justice
Riveting … Providing a window into the upheaval in the church during the 1960s and 70s, Prejean’s engrossing memoir also fleshes out how she rose to be an influential voice within the church before becoming a renowned proponent of abolishing the death penalty. Informing and entertaining, Prejean’s exceptional memoir will be of special interest to social justice advocates. Publishers Weekly
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529368338 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529368332 |
| Author: | Helen Prejean |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Hodder Faith |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 12 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 232g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
Helen Prejean
Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, a member of the Congregation of St Joseph, is known worldwide for starting a dialogue on the death penalty. After witnessing the electrocution of a condemned man in a Louisiana prison in 1984, Prejean wrote the bestselling Dead Man Walking and set out, through storytelling, to bring citizens close to the hard realities of government killings. Her mission has taken her to every US state and to the Vatican, where her personal entreaties to two popes helped to shape Catholic opposition to the death penalty. When not on the road, this lifelong Louisianan loves to share Cajun jokes, eat Southern cooking, play spirited card games and write, exploring her fascination with the Divine spark she believes is in everyone: to seek truth, love ardently, and meet, head on, the suffering world.
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