Who Killed Donte Manning? The Story of an American Neighborhood

by Rose Marie Berger

In March 2005, a nine-year-old boy was gunned down in his Columbia Heights neighborhood in Washington, D.C. The unsolved murder tore the community to its core and sets Rose Marie Berger on an exploration for the soul of our nation's capital. How can urban space be read as biblical narrative? Where do people locate themselves in urban time, space, and spirituality? Who do cities sacrifice and why? Rose Marie Berger has lived in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., since the mid-1980s. She is Associate Editor and Poetry Editor for the award-winning progressive magazine Sojourners. Berger has written on a wide range of topics related to faith, politics, and culture, and has interviewed some of the world's foremost social and political activists.

Genres: Spirituality

122 pages, Paperback

First published April 26, 2010

Reviews

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very theological, but also very real. Berger does her research and also puts her heart and faith into this book. Living in New Orleans, this is a POWERFUL reflection on power, politics, crime, and violence. Interpreting the murder of a 9-year old boy with a biblical lens, this 80-page book is a quick but challenging read that comes highly recommended for anyone living in a city, especially in close proximity to violent/broken parts of a community.