The Minister and the Murderer

Formerly incarcerated murderer James Nelson's 1969 bid to be ordained as a minister divided the church in debate, especially in relation to the nature of this particular murder. Will delight "Serial" fans.

About the author

Stuart Kelly is a Scottish critic and author. His works include The Book Of Lost Books: An Incomplete Guide To All The Books You'll Never Read and Scott-Land: The Man Who Invented A Nation, which was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson. Literary editor of the Scotsman,Kelly also writes for Scotland on Sunday, the Guardian and The Times. IIn 2014 he was a judge for the Man Booker Prize.

Summary

Can a self-confessed murderer become a priest? What would the church - or the bible - say about that? And what if his crime was a most unusual crime indeed...

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Kelly
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.11.2018
• EAN: 9781847089236
• ISBN: 978-1-84708-923-6
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Religion / Christian Church / General, True Crime, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, TRUE CRIME / General, Scotland, Christianity, Religious issues & debates, Church history, RELIGION / Christian Living / General, Religious issues and debates