Book Discussion with author Jenny McBride: "You Shall Not Condemn: A Story of Faith and Advocacy on Death Row"

Sunday, August 21, 2022, 1:00 PM
Just released and written by
parishioner Jenny McBride, this book tells the story of Kelly Gissendaner, the
only woman on Georgia’s death row until her execution in 2015, highlighting the
role theological studies played in her faith and in advocacy efforts on her
behalf. Central to the book is the written correspondence between Kelly and
German theologian Jürgen Moltmann, known internationally as the “theologian of
hope.”
Sunday, August 14, 2022 from 1-2 p.m.
Read and Discuss: “Introduction” and Part One, “Building Up Ruins”
Sunday, August 21, 2022 from 1-2 p.m.
Read and Discuss: Part One, “Hope is Protest”
Sunday, August 28, 2022 from 1-2 p.m.
Read and Discuss: Part Three, “The Dawning of a New Day”
Sunday, September 4, 2022, Labor Day Weekend, No Book Discussion.
Participants Read Part Two, “Letters and Papers from Prison”
Sunday, September 11, 2022, 10:00-10:50 a.m.
Panel Discussion in Budd Hall