Reading That Matters: February 2023 Book Discussion

$6.00

Facilitator:  Eileen Miller, OSF 

Reading That Matters is a continuing series of book discussions open to everyone with the purpose of expanding our knowledge and understanding beyond our immediate world.

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READING THAT MATTERS: February Book Discussion
Tuesday, February 7, 2023, NEW TIME 3:30-5 pm
In-person, Shalom Spirituality Center
Facilitator: Eileen Miller OSF

February Book: Convicted: An Innocent Man, the Cop Who Framed Him, and an Unlikely Journey of Forgiveness and Friendship by Jameel Zookie McGee, Andrew Collins & Mark Tabb

Falsely convicted, McGee, a black man, spent three years in federal prison thanks to over-zealous narcotics officer Collins (a white man). Collins also went to prison a few years later for falsifying police reports. While behind bars, the faith of both men deepened. But the story took its most unexpected turn once they were released—when their lives collided again in a moment brimming with mistrust and anger. The two were on a collision course—not to violence—but forgiveness.

As current as today’s headlines, this explosive true story reveals how these radically conflicted men chose to let go of fear and a thirst for revenge to pursue reconciliation for themselves, their community, and our racially divided nation.

The cost is $6 per discussion and does not include the book; the registration deadline is Monday, February 6.