Amish Grace
How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy

Author: Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, David L. WeaverZercher

Narrator: Paul Michael Garcia

Unabridged: 6 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 04/01/2008

Categories: Nonfiction

Synopsis

The remarkable response of the Amish Community to the horrific shooting of ten schoolgirls at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, in October 2006 stunned the larger world. Amish Grace tells the incredible story of this communitys reaction to this senseless shooting and explores its profoundly countercultural practice of forgiveness. Outsiders often hold a stereotypical view of the Amish as a stubbornly backwards peoplea view rooted In the picturesque images of buggies, beards, and bonnets. But there is a much more to know about the Amish as a people, as we discovered after the Nickel Mines incident. The communitys collective and radical act of forgivenessthe loving and compassionate response to the shooter and his familygives us insights into who the Amish are and how they live their faith. Amish Grace explores the many questions the story raises about the religious beliefs that led the Amish to forgive so quickly. In a world where religion spawns so much violence and vengeance, the surprising act of Amish forgiveness begs for deeper consideration.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather on January 02, 2010

I grew up near Lancaster, PA and when the shooting in Nickel Mines occurred in 2006 I was among the very, very shocked and very saddened. When I heard of the forgiveness bestowed by the Amish, I had disbelief and after reading this book, it became clearer to me that forgiveness wasn't really a choic......more

Goodreads review by Laurel on January 05, 2023

Thorough and beautiful.......more

Goodreads review by Chase on August 04, 2011

This book takes a look at the tragic shooting in a school house in the Amish community in Lancaster, PA. Parents lost five children in the shooting yet amazed the world by forgiving the man almost immediately after it happened. This book asks the question why and how were they able to forgive so qui......more

Goodreads review by Dawn on August 28, 2017

The first 50 pages detailing a horrific incident and it's aftermath are worth reading the book alone. And I think the book is worth owning, not just borrowing from the library. And it's worth reading (at least the first 50 pages) more than once. It's heartbreaking, uplifting, beautiful. I had to kee......more

Goodreads review by Laurel on February 26, 2010

I first thought very highly (and I guess I still do)of the Amish's ability and willingness to forgive and reach to the families of offenders. But, now in light of knowing that the Amish believe that if they do not forgive then they will not be forgiven by God. The book talked about how important and......more

Amish Grace How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy

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Amish Grace
How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy