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Steven M. Nolt, Ph.D., is professor of history at Goshen College. He has written extensively on Amish history and culture.
David L. Weaver-Zercher, Ph.D., is associate professor of American religious history at Messiah College. His books on Amish life explore outsiders' fascination with and perceptions of the Amish.
Part One.
1 The Nickel Mines Amish.
2 The Shooting.
3 The Aftermath.
4 The Surprise.
5 The Reactions.
Part Two.
6 The Habit of Forgiveness.
7 The Roots of Forgiveness.
8 The Spirituality of Forgiveness.
9 The Practice of Forgiveness.
Part Three.
10 Forgiveness at Nickel Mines.
11 What About Shunning?
12 Grief, Providence, and Justice.
13 Amish Grace and the Rest of Us.
Afterword (2010).
Interview with Terri Roberts.
Appendix: The Amish of North America.
Endnotes.
Resources for Further Reading.
Acknowledgments.
The Authors.
Index.
Discussion and Reflection Guide.
The Fetzer Institute.