Virtual Book Club: January 2025

Get mobilized with SCADP and the SC Christian Action Council with our  Virtual Book Club! Our January selection is Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy by Alex Mar.

Bring your favorite beverage as we discuss this compilation of real-life stories. You are not required to read the book for the event and are encouraged to purchase the book at your local bookseller or borrow it from your local library!

Book Summary from Death Penalty Information:

In Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy, author Alex Mar presents an in-depth account of a vio­lent homi­cide and its impact on a racial­ly divid­ed com­mu­ni­ty and the indi­vid­u­als involved. Mar not only dis­cuss­es the fears asso­ci­at­ed with mod­ern crime and pun­ish­ment but also address­es the human capac­i­ty for com­pas­sion and for­give­ness. In the pro­logue, Mar writes that ​“this is a sto­ry that asks what any com­mu­ni­ty is will­ing to accept as…