{"product_id":"amish-grace-isbn-9780470344040","title":"Amish Grace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for\u003c\/i\u003e Amish Grace\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A story our polarized country needs to hear: It is still grace that saves.\" \u003cb\u003e —BILL MOYERS, Public Affairs Television\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eAmish Grace\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the Amish witness and connects it to the heart of their spirituality.\" \u003cb\u003e —SISTER HELEN PREJEAN, author,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDead Man Walking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eforgive\u003c\/i\u003e ? 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.\" \u003cb\u003e —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" \u003cb\u003e —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" \u003cb\u003e —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisit the authors' Web site at www.amishgrace.com\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Nickel Mines Amish 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Shooting 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Aftermath 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Surprise 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Reactions 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Habit of Forgiveness 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Roots of Forgiveness 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Spirituality of Forgiveness 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Practice of Forgiveness 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Forgiveness at Nickel Mines 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 What About Shunning? 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Grief, Providence, and Justice 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Amish Grace and the Rest of Us 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword (2010) 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview with Terri Roberts 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: The Amish of North America 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for Further Reading 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion and Reflection Guide 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fetzer Institute 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDonald B. Kraybill, Ph.D.,\u003c\/b\u003e is senior fellow at the Young Center of Elizabethtown College. Among his many publications, he has authored or coauthored numerous books on Amish society. The Young Center fielded hundreds of media calls in the week following the shooting. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven M. Nolt, Ph.D.,\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history at Goshen College. He has written extensively on Amish history and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid L. Weaver-Zercher, Ph.D.,\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of American religious history at Messiah College. His books on Amish life explore outsiders' fascination with and perceptions of the Amish.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for\u003c\/i\u003e Amish Grace\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A story our polarized country needs to hear: It is still grace that saves.\" \u003cb\u003e —BILL MOYERS, Public Affairs Television\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eAmish Grace\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the Amish witness and connects it to the heart of their spirituality.\" \u003cb\u003e —SISTER HELEN PREJEAN, author,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDead Man Walking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eforgive\u003c\/i\u003e ? While the text provides a detailed account of the tragedy, its beauty lies in its discovery of forgiveness as the crux of Amish culture. 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