Forgiveness : a legacy of the West Nickel Mines Amish School / John L. Ruth.
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TextPublication details: Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, c2007.Description: 151 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 18 cmISBN: - 9780836193732 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0836193733 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- BT 795 .R88 2007
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Storms Research Center Main Collection | BT795 .R88 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 98633394 |
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.
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