{"product_id":"9780470344040","title":"Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for\u003c\/i\u003e Amish Grace\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A story our polarized country needs to hear: It is still grace that saves.\" \u003cb\u003e —BILL MOYERS, Public Affairs Television\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In a world where repaying evil with evil is almost second nature, the Amish remind us there's a better way. In plain and beautiful prose, \u003ci\u003eAmish Grace\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the Amish witness and connects it to the heart of their spirituality.\" \u003cb\u003e —SISTER HELEN PREJEAN, author,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDead Man Walking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Faced with the notorious Amish aversion to publicity, reporter after reporter turned to the authors...to answer one question: How could the Nickel Mines Amish so readily, so completely, \u003ci\u003eforgive\u003c\/i\u003e ? While the text provides a detailed account of the tragedy, its beauty lies in its discovery of forgiveness as the crux of Amish culture. Never preachy or treacly, it suggests a larger meditation more than apt in our time.\" \u003cb\u003e —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This balanced presentation . . .blends history, current evaluation of American society, and an examination of what builds community into a seamless story that details the shootings while it probes the religious beliefs that led to such quick forgiving. Recommended.\" \u003cb\u003e —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Professors Kraybill, Nolt, and Weaver-Zercher have written a superb book—a model of clear, forceful writing about a tragedy and its aftermath. They have an obvious affection for the Amish yet ask tough questions, weigh contradictions, and explore conundrums such as how a loving God could permit schoolgirls to be massacred.\" \u003cb\u003e —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisit the authors' Web site at www.amishgrace.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025424826608,"sku":"9780470344040","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780470344040_p0.jpg?v=1763705979","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780470344040","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}