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Dead Man Walking (1993) is a work of non-fiction by Sister Helen Prejean, a Roman Catholic nun and one of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Medaille based in New Orleans.
Apr 24, 2009 · Dead Man Walking. Set in Louisiana and inside the prison walls of ‘Angola’ the state penitentiary, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual adviser of convicted killers Elmo Patrick Sonnier and Robert Lee Williams in 1982.
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May 31, 1994 · Here Sister Helen confronts both the plight of the condemned and the rage of the bereaved, the fears of a society shattered by violence and the Christian imperative of love. On its original publication in 1993, Dead Man Walking emerged as an unprecedented look at the human consequences of the death penalty.
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SparkNotes provides a comprehensive summary and analysis of Dead Man Walking, a book by Sister Helen Prejean about her experiences as a death row chaplain. The book explores the themes of capital punishment, social justice, and human dignity through the stories of two inmates, Patrick Sonnier and Robert Willie.
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- 1993
May 31, 1994 · Sister Helen Prejean shares her personal and spiritual journey as a death row chaplain in Louisiana, where she befriends Patrick Sonnier, a convicted killer. The book explores the human consequences of capital punishment and the Christian imperative of love.
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Dead Man Walking : An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States Paperback – January 1, 1993. by Sister Helen Prejean (Author) 4.6 614 ratings. See all formats and editions. Kindle. $11.99 Read with our Free App. Audiobook. $5.95 $5.95 with discounted Audible membership. Hardcover.
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Dead Man Walking is a nonfiction book by Sister Helen Prejean that was first published in 1993. It presents Sister Helen’s account of her activities in Louisiana on behalf of crime victims’ families and to abolish the death penalty.
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