Grace Unbound - by Bishop Demetrios C Kantzavelos & Patra Sevastiades (Hardcover)

About the Book

The unlikely story of an activist Greek Orthodox bishop in Chicago who helped abolish the death penalty in Illinois and whose ministry to HIV/AIDS patients helped changed religious perceptions of the LGBTQ+ community.

Book Synopsis

The unlikely story of an activist Greek Orthodox bishop in Chicago who helped abolish the death penalty in Illinois and whose ministry to HIV/AIDS patients helped changed religious perceptions of the LGBTQ+ community.

Review Quotes

Grace Unbound is an excellent, highly personal introduction to social ministry grounded in Christian faith. Bishop Demetrios Kantzavelos of the Greek Orthodox Church recounts how-surprisingly--he became deeply involved in ministry to persons living with AIDS and in opposition to the death penalty. His compelling story is a call for all followers of the risen Christ to rise up on behalf of life in God's interdependent creation. It is a particular challenge to churches like his own that have, at times, focused inwardly to the detriment of their social engagement. Social ministry, he argues, is not breaking with the tradition of the church, it is reclaiming it....I recommend Grace Unbound highly to anyone interested in the church and its ministries of justice, service, and peace.

About the Author

Bishop Demetrios C. Kantzavelos is an ordained bishop, social activist, and leader in the Orthodox Christian Church. He is the former chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago and an auxiliary bishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. He resides in Chicago, Illinois.

Patra Mcsharry Sevastiades, who began her professional career editing scientific papers by Soviet emigre scientists, is the author of several children's nonfiction books, including The Vietnam Veterans Memorial and The Hoover Dam. She edited Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation and The Gospel of Love: A Meta-Translation.