Kraybill, Donald B. <br/><br/>
Amish grace :  how forgiveness transcended tragedy / 
Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, David L. Weaver-Zercher. 
 - First edition. 
 - xv, 237 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-221) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Examines the Amish community's intention to forgive the man who killed five Amish children at the West Nickel Mines School in Pennsylvania in 2006, discussing how the Amish concept of forgiveness has a long tradition in their religion and is part of a deeply embedded belief in pardon and reconciliation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780787997618 (cloth) 0787997617 (cloth) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007019071 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA753814 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013789719  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>West Nickel Mines Amish School.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Forgiveness of sin.<br/>Amish--Doctrines.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BT795  / .K73 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.152/30974815