Englewood Honor Books – Best Books of 2014

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Bryan Stevenson

Hardback: Spiegel  & Grau
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In a year marked by public outcry against violence toward black men, this powerful memoir is a stark reminder that such injustice and violence is nothing new.  Stevenson not only tells his story of defending the cases of those wrongfully convicted due to race and/or poverty, but his stories hold a mirror to American culture, reminding us of our brokenness and prophetically calling for the transformation of not only individuals, but also society.

“This story reminds all of us that justice matters.  It matters in terms of life and death and it matters for all members of our communities.  For those inspired by the vision of the kingdom of God as it comes to us in Jesus of Nazareth, who himself did not receive justice in dying as a criminal, Just Mercy calls its readers to act for justice leavened with grace.”