Where was God on September 11?Seeds of Faith and Hope edited by Donald B. Kraybill and Linda Gehman Peachey |
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Study Guide for the book, now available as an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file for your adult Sunday school, book club, prayer or small group, or personal study.
The events of September 11, 2001, have stirred anew many old and enduring religious questions. Why does God permit evil? How should people of faith respond to violence, terror, and fear? Can peacemaking be patriotic?
These collected essays, articles, sermons, interviews, and letters reflect the heartthrob of Christian leaders and thinkers as they struggle with profound questions of faith and seek to be people of peace in a world of terror. As seeds of faith and hope, their reflections provide excellent resources for individuals and study groups searching for meaning and hope in the midst of terror. Questions to ponder, lists of resources, and a short leader’s guide make this useful for Christian education classes.
Here more than fifty Christian leaders struggle with the events of September 11 and the aftermath of individual, community, national, and international response. These resources offer suggestions for peace churches and all religious people as they probe difficult questions emerging from the rubble. The essays in this journal of faith call for peacemaking and hope, exploring biblical themes of forgiveness, enemy love, and nonviolence as alternatives to revenge and militant "justice" in reacting to terrorism.
About the Editors
Donald B. Kraybill is Professor of Sociology and Anabaptist Studies at Messiah College, Granthan, Pennsylvania. He is the author of many books, including The Upside-Down Kingdom and The Riddle of Amish Culture.
Linda Gehman Peachey is a freelance author of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, an editor of Seeking Peace. She has worked with a Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program and with her husband directed programs for Mennonite Central Committee.