Courage & Faith presents Bryan Stevenson

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Bryan Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson

Christ Church Greenwich’s Courage & Faith presents Bryan Stevenson, the author of Just Mercy on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. in the church’s Bookstore. A reception and book signing to follow.

Bryan Stevenson is the Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Ala., and a professor of law at New York University School of Law. He has won relief for dozens of condemned prisoners, argued five times before the Supreme Court, and won national acclaim for his work challenging bias against the poor and people of color. He has received numerous awards, including the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant. Stevenson is the bestselling author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.

A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice — from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.

Just-Mercy-book-coverBryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machinations, and legal brinksmanship — and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.

Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of justice.

General admission tickets are $30, and $15 for students. General Admission plus book is $40.

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