Kraybill, Donald B.
Amish grace : how forgiveness transcended tragedy / Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, David L. Weaver-Zerche. - 1st ed. - Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2007. - xv, 237 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-221) and index.
The Nickel Mines Amish -- The shooting -- The aftermath -- The surprise -- The reactions -- The habit of forgiveness -- The roots of forgiveness -- The spirituality of forgiveness -- The practice of forgiveness -- Forgiveness at Nickel Mines -- What about shunning? -- Grief, providence, and justice -- Amish grace and the rest of us.
Booklist starred Pub Weekly
Tells the story of how the Amish community at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, reacted to the October 2006 shooting of ten schoolgirls, and of their act of forgiveness to the shooter and their compassion to his family.
Adult Follett Library Resources
9780787997618 (cloth) 0787997617
2007019071
West Nickel Mines Amish School.
West Nickel Mines Amish School.
Forgiveness of sin.
Amish--Doctrines.
Forgiveness of sin.
Amish--Doctrines.
BT795 / .K73 2007
364.152/3/0974815
Amish grace : how forgiveness transcended tragedy / Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, David L. Weaver-Zerche. - 1st ed. - Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2007. - xv, 237 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-221) and index.
The Nickel Mines Amish -- The shooting -- The aftermath -- The surprise -- The reactions -- The habit of forgiveness -- The roots of forgiveness -- The spirituality of forgiveness -- The practice of forgiveness -- Forgiveness at Nickel Mines -- What about shunning? -- Grief, providence, and justice -- Amish grace and the rest of us.
Booklist starred Pub Weekly
Tells the story of how the Amish community at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, reacted to the October 2006 shooting of ten schoolgirls, and of their act of forgiveness to the shooter and their compassion to his family.
Adult Follett Library Resources
9780787997618 (cloth) 0787997617
2007019071
West Nickel Mines Amish School.
West Nickel Mines Amish School.
Forgiveness of sin.
Amish--Doctrines.
Forgiveness of sin.
Amish--Doctrines.
BT795 / .K73 2007
364.152/3/0974815