Kraybill, Donald B.

Amish grace : how forgiveness transcended tragedy / Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, David L. Weaver-Zercher. - 1st ed. - San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2007. - xv, 237 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-221) and index.

The Nickel Mines Amish -- The shooting -- The aftermath -- The surprise -- The reactions -- The habit of forgiveness -- The roots of forgiveness -- The spirituality of forgiveness -- The practice of forgiveness -- Forgiveness at Nickel Mines -- What about shunning? -- Grief, providence, and justice -- Amish grace and the rest of us.

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West Nickel Mines Amish School.


Forgiveness of sin.
Amish--Doctrines.
Amish School Shooting, Nickel Mines, Pa., 2006.

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