{"product_id":"emma-a-widow-among-the-amish-9780836193947","title":"Emma: A Widow Among the Amish","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmma Stutzman's Amish life was abruptly altered when she learned about her husband's sudden and tragic death. Now a single parent, Emma must figure out how to respond to the pressures of modernization and the pull of mainstream culture. Will she regain her strength as a woman after so much stress and tragedy in her married life? How will she lead her children to faith in the Amish Mennonite church without their father? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJourney into the world of \u003cem\u003eEmma: A Widow among the Amish \u003c\/em\u003eand follow this true-life story of a woman left to raise six young children on her own after her world collapsed. Ervin R. Stutzman, the youngest son of Emma, paints a fictionalized but ultimately true story of his mother's daily struggle to provide for her children and be faithful to God. This intimate portrait is a sequel to Tobias of the Amish, the true-to-life story of the author's late Amish father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso available in a hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClick here for an interview between Shirley Hershey Showalter and Ervin Stutzman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErvin R. Stutzman's Emma invites us into the life of an Amish Mennonite community. Through Emma, I understand what \u003cem\u003eGelassenheit\u003c\/em\u003e, the ultimate yielding to the will of the Lord, means for the Amish. --Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, The State University of New York Potsdam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErvin Stutzman discusses his book Emma: A Widow Among the Amish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Herald Press (VA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780836193947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.31h x 6.59w x 0.96d","brand":"Ervin Stutzman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645243912348,"sku":"9780836193947","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a4e6c5e8-a5c2-4e68-b73f-25ba205e3eaa.jpg?v=1603860619","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/emma-a-widow-among-the-amish-9780836193947","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}