Forgiveness : a legacy of the West Nickel Mines Amish School /
Ruth, John L.
Forgiveness : a legacy of the West Nickel Mines Amish School / John L. Ruth. - Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, c2007. - 151 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 18 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151).
A setting for peace, revenge, and faith -- A special attitude -- A troubled neighbor -- From thought to deed -- Whence rage? -- After the attack -- Approaching the meanings -- Scriptural paradigms -- Anabaptist precedents -- Singing forgiveness -- Forgiveness in context -- The factor of trust -- The effect of community -- The reasonableness of forgiveness -- The conundrum of shunning -- Counsel from spiritual cousins -- The universality of forgiveness -- Musings: anger, anguish, and irony -- Little stories -- Coda.
9780836193732 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0836193733 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2007012369
West Nickel Mines Amish School.
Forgiveness of sin.
Amish--Doctrines.
Amish School Shooting, Nickel Mines, Pa., 2006.
BT 795 / .R88 2007
Forgiveness : a legacy of the West Nickel Mines Amish School / John L. Ruth. - Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, c2007. - 151 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 18 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151).
A setting for peace, revenge, and faith -- A special attitude -- A troubled neighbor -- From thought to deed -- Whence rage? -- After the attack -- Approaching the meanings -- Scriptural paradigms -- Anabaptist precedents -- Singing forgiveness -- Forgiveness in context -- The factor of trust -- The effect of community -- The reasonableness of forgiveness -- The conundrum of shunning -- Counsel from spiritual cousins -- The universality of forgiveness -- Musings: anger, anguish, and irony -- Little stories -- Coda.
9780836193732 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0836193733 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2007012369
West Nickel Mines Amish School.
Forgiveness of sin.
Amish--Doctrines.
Amish School Shooting, Nickel Mines, Pa., 2006.
BT 795 / .R88 2007