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From Publishers Weekly
Read moreStarred Review. When a gunman killed five Amish children and injured five others last fall in a Nickel Mines, Pa., schoolhouse, media attention rapidly turned from the tragic events to the extraordinary forgiveness demonstrated by the Amish community. The authors, who teach at small colleges with Anabaptist roots and have published books on the Amish, were contacted repeatedly by the media after the shootings to interpret this subculture. “A story our polarized country needs to hear: It is still grace that saves.” Read more—Bill Moyers, Public Affairs Television
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From Booklist
Read moreStarred Review. The crime—shooting innocent schoolchildren in a one-room schoolhouse—was shockingly vicious. More shocking, virtually incredible, was where it happened, in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Amish country, commonly associated with bucolic tranquility, not gun violence. This remarkable book explains, exceedingly well, Amish reaction to the horrific Nickel Mines shootings. “Men and women, clergy and lay people, those who are Amish and those who are not, will find in this moving and informative book, Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy, inspiration and challenge for living in our fragile, terror-filled world...
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