Entries tagged with “Todd C. Peppers”
Research
Religion
,New Voices
,Mar 08, 2023
BOOKS: “Crossing the River Styx: The Memoir of a Death Row Chaplain”
In Crossing the River Styx: The Memoir of a Death Row Chaplain, (March 2023), author Russ Ford recounts the abuses he witnessed as the head chaplain of Virginia’s death row and the strong relationships he formed with more than a dozen condemned prisoners. Through stories, he describes the core of human dignity he experienced among death row prisoners, as well as the treacherous conditions these individuals faced during their final days. Ford vividly describes the inhumane treatment experienced…