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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A profoundly moving spiritual journey through our system of capital punishment and an unprecedented look at the human consequences of the death penalty • "Stunning moral clarity.” —The Washington Post Book World •Basis for the award-winning major motion picture starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn
"Sister…
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Capital punishment has always been a huge social issue for me. Sister Prejean gets you to really confront your own beliefs about it through powerful storytelling and anecdotes, humanizing the players in the death penalty process.
As I have learned through my own death penalty journey as an attorney, it’s easy to say, “Execute him!” but when you know someone and experience their humanity, it is not that simple.
While she makes the points about why she can’t tolerate the ultimate punishment, she is not preachy or maudlin. She is practical. She also does not glorify the condemned and acknowledges…
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