Change of heart
Subtitle: justice, mercy, and making peace with my sister's killer
By: Jeanne Bishop
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780664259976
Subjects: Restorative justice; Reconciliation; Murder; Forgiveness; Christianity
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes filmography and bibliographical references (pages 156-159) and index.
Table of contents: title: What comes before; title: The murders; title: The arrest; title: The trial; title: Learning curve; title: Kairos; title: The gifts; title: What comes after; title: David; title: Change of heart; title: The letter; title: The visit; title: The cost; title: Learning from my saints; title: Restoration.