Messages of Life from Death Row has profoundly touched and transformed the lives of thousands of readers of the French and Dutch editions. This book, now published in English, focuses on Pierre Pradervand's extraordinary correspondence with Roger McGowen, a death row inmate unjustly convicted, who found his way to inner freedom. The book reveals the often deeply flawed functioning of the American criminal justice system and its arbitrary application of the death penalty. A unique juxtaposition of carefully selected texts next to the heartfelt and memorable letters written by McGowen from his cell on death row gives readers a historical, ethical and pragmatic overview of American criminal justice as well as an inside view of death row in Texas. It reminds us yet again that an imperfect system which takes the lives of innocent men and women must be changed. Roger McGowen helps to awaken us all through his powerful message of unconditional love, faith, dignity and forgiveness. In th...
Striving for a World without Capital Punishment