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Amish Grace : How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy

9780470344040

Amish Grace : How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy

  • ISBN 13:

    9780470344040

  • ISBN 10:

    0470344040

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 03/22/2010
  • Publisher: Jossey-Bass

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Praise for Amish Grace"A story our polarized country needs to hear: It is still grace that saves."-Bill Moyers, Public Affairs Television"In a world where repaying evil with evil is almost second nature, the Amish remind us there's a better way. In plain and beautiful prose, Amish Grace recounts the Amish witness and connects it to the heart of their spirituality."-Sister Helen Prejean, author, Dead Man Walking"Faced with the notorious Amish aversion to publicity, reporter after reporter turned to the authors...to answer one question: How could the Nickel Mines Amish so readily, so completely, forgive? While the text provides a detailed account of the tragedy, its beauty lies in its discovery of forgiveness as the crux of Amish culture. Never preachy or treacly, it suggests a larger meditation more than apt in our time."-Philadelphia Magazine"This balanced presentation . . .blends history, current evaluation of American society, and an examination of what builds community into a seamless story that details the shootings while it probes the religious beliefs that led to such quick forgiving. Recommended." -Library Journal"Professors Kraybill, Nolt, and Weaver-Zercher have written a superb book-a model of clear, forceful writing about a tragedy and its aftermath. They have an obvious affection for the Amish yet ask tough questions, weigh contradictions, and explore conundrums such as how a loving God could permit schoolgirls to be massacred." -National Catholic Reporter

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