In Episode 5, Norann Voll, Peter Mommsen, and Bernard Hibbs talk about the Dylann Roof trial and whether the death penalty is ever justified, and why reading aloud is an important form of community.

Here are some of the links and references from this episode:

• Bernard quotes Hippolytus from "The Early Christians In Their Own Words" compiled and edited by Eberhard Arnold. http://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/early-christians/early-christians

• Peter quotes Athenagoras of Athens from "A Plea for the Christians." http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/athenagoras-plea.html

• "The Fear of 13" is a 2015 documentary about Nick Yarris who spent 21 years on death row in Pennsylvania but was released in 2004 when DNA evidence proved him innocent. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5083702/

• Dale Recinella answers questions about his work on death row in America magazine http://www.americamagazine.org/content/all-things/finding-god-death-row-10-questions-chaplain-dale-recinella

• "Willibald's Trip to Heaven" by Reimmichl and "The Chess Player" by Ger Koopman can be downloaded for free. http://www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/short-stories/christmas-stories/willibalds-trip-to-heaven. http://www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/short-stories/christmas-stories/chess-player

• Top ten Christmas stories to read to your kids http://www.bruderhof.com/en/voices-blog/2016/december/top-ten-christmas-stories-to-read-to-your-kids