{"product_id":"amish-grace-how-forgiveness-transcended-tragedy-9780470344040","title":"Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAmish Grace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A story our polarized country needs to hear: It is still grace that saves.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBill Moyers\u003c\/b\u003e, Public Affairs Television\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, Amish Grace recounts the Amish witness and connects it to the heart of their spirituality.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSister Helen Prejean\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eDead Man Walking\u003c\/i\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, 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhiladelphia Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470344040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.04w x 0.80d","brand":"Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, David L. Weaver-Zercher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637540417692,"sku":"9780470344040","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ce1eba04-bc8e-4e0c-80d0-cd912d8ca664.jpg?v=1603845042","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/amish-grace-how-forgiveness-transcended-tragedy-9780470344040","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}