forgiveness of sin

"In Elizabeth I's England, a fourteen-year-old girl who steals a loaf of bread is sentenced to be a sin eater, a shunned woman who must assume the sins of the dead, and becomes drawn into a dangerous mystery at the heart of a corrupt and violent court" --.

Tells the story of how the Amish community at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, reacted to the October 2006 shooting of ten schoolgirls, and of their act of forgiveness to the shooter and their compassion to his family.

A general discussion on how and why to forgive, religious teachings on forgiveness and the emotional and physical consquences of not forgiving.

Tells the story of how the Amish community at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, reacted to the October 2006 shooting of ten schoolgirls, and of their act of forgiveness to the shooter and their compassion to his family.

Looks at the forgiveness extended to the killer five Amish school children at West Nickel Mines Amish School in Pennsylvania by the Amish community in the midst of deep grief.