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Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
Amish Grace How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
Author: Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, David L. Weaver-Zercher
On Monday morning, October 2, 2006, a gunman entered a one-room Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. In front of twenty-five horrified pupils, thirty-two-year-old Charles Roberts ordered the boys and the teacher to leave. After tying the legs of the ten remaining girls, Roberts prepared to shoot them execution with an automatic rifle and ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780787997618
ISBN-10: 0787997617
Publication Date: 9/21/2007
Pages: 240
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3.3 stars, based on 28 ratings
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 4
I enjoyed this book very much as I like to read about the Amish. This book gives you an idea of how they live, how they deal with tragedy and forgiveness. It also gives a descritopn of what Christ like forgiveness is all about.
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Helpful Score: 4
After having read numerous books on the Amish, both fiction and non-fiction, I can say that this definitely isn't my favorite book. I was hoping for a more private look at the Amish and how the individual families dealt and are dealing with the Nickle Mines tragedy but what this book was about was their religious beliefs more then anything. It does give a small glimpse into the lives of the Amish and some of the families, but in my opinion the book was more "preachy" then anything. Truthfully, it wasn't what I expected and I was bored after reading about 1/3 of the book. I continued on though, and I'm currently struggling to finish the book. I call this one boring. I think deeply religious people might appreciate this one, but I'm more interested in some of the cultural aspects of the Amish then the religious aspects, although the two go hand in hand. It's more of a Christian book then anything in my opinion. Disappointing.
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This book will warm your heart & soul, bring you tears & smiles.


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