Grace Unbound

The Sacred Activism of an Orthodox Bishop

Read by: John Chancer

Author: Bishop Demetrios C. Kantzavelos, Patra McSharry Sevastiades

Foreword by: Bill Kurtis

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09:35.15

Published: 12th March 2026

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Bloomsbury presents Grace Unbound: The Sacred Activism of an Orthodox Bishop by Bishop Demetrios C. Kantzavelos and Patra McSharry Sevastiades, read by John Chancer.

The first step of any great journey can be the riskiest one of all. It is 1992, and the nation is reeling from the AIDS pandemic. When Fr. Demetri, a newly ordained Chicago-born priest, visits Bob—a man dying from complications due to AIDS, abandoned by his own parish priest out of fear—his life takes an unexpected turn. That single act of compassion sparks a deeper calling to social activism, setting him on a path he never anticipated. Yet nothing prepared the hard-nosed priest for a face-to-face encounter with a convicted murderer years later. Andrew, who is scheduled to be executed in less than three weeks, maintains his innocence regarding the grisly crime. But when the governor of the state—the inmate's last hope—refuses to show mercy, the priest must again face the true cost of his calling.

In this gripping true story of faith, justice, and redemption, one priest's mission to save a single life becomes a fight to transform an entire system.