The Resource For such a time as this : hope and forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre, Rev. Sharon Risher with Sherri Wood Emmons ; foreword by Rev. Dr. Michael W. Waters
For such a time as this : hope and forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre, Rev. Sharon Risher with Sherri Wood Emmons ; foreword by Rev. Dr. Michael W. Waters
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- Summary
- "The instant her phone rang, Reverend Sharon Risher sensed something was horribly wrong. Something had happened at Emanuel AME Church, the church of her youth in Charleston, South Carolina, and she knew her mother was likely in the church at Bible study. Even before she heard the news, her chaplain's instinct told her the awful truth: her mother was dead, along with two cousins. What she couldn't imagine was that they had been murdered by a white supremacist. Plunged into the depths of mourning and anger and shock, Sharon could have wallowed in the pain. Instead, she chose the path of forgiveness and hope - eventually forgiving the convicted killer for his crime. In this powerful memoir of faith, family, and loss, Sharon begins the story with her mother, Ethel Lee Lance, seeking refuge in the church from poverty and scorn and raising her family despite unfathomable violence that rattled Sharon to her core years later; how Sharon overcame her own struggles and answered the call to ministry; and how, in the loss of her dear mother, Sharon has become a nationally known speaker as she shares her raw, riveting, story of losing loved ones to gun violence and racism. Sharon's story is a story of transformation: How an anonymous hospital chaplain was thrust into the national spotlight, joining survivors of other gun-related horrors as reluctant speakers for a heartbroken social-justice movement. As she recounts her grief and the struggle to forgive the killer, Risher learns to trust God's timing and lean on God's loving presence to guide her steps. Where her faith journey leads her is surprising and inspiring, as she finds a renewed purpose to her life in the company of other survivors."
- Language
- eng
- Label
- For such a time as this : hope and forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre
- Title
- For such a time as this
- Title remainder
- hope and forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre
- Statement of responsibility
- Rev. Sharon Risher with Sherri Wood Emmons ; foreword by Rev. Dr. Michael W. Waters
- Subject
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- African Methodist Episcopal Church -- South Carolina | Charleston
- Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.)
- Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.)
- Forgiveness
- Forgiveness -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Gun control
- Gun control -- United States
- Hate crimes
- Hate crimes -- South Carolina | Charleston -- History -- 21st century
- 2000-2099
- Mass shootings
- Mass shootings -- South Carolina | Charleston -- History -- 21st century
- Racism
- Racism -- South Carolina | Charleston -- History -- 21st century
- South Carolina -- Charleston
- United States
- History
- African Americans -- Crimes against
- African Americans -- Crimes against -- South Carolina | Charleston -- 21st century
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The instant her phone rang, Reverend Sharon Risher sensed something was horribly wrong. Something had happened at Emanuel AME Church, the church of her youth in Charleston, South Carolina, and she knew her mother was likely in the church at Bible study. Even before she heard the news, her chaplain's instinct told her the awful truth: her mother was dead, along with two cousins. What she couldn't imagine was that they had been murdered by a white supremacist. Plunged into the depths of mourning and anger and shock, Sharon could have wallowed in the pain. Instead, she chose the path of forgiveness and hope - eventually forgiving the convicted killer for his crime. In this powerful memoir of faith, family, and loss, Sharon begins the story with her mother, Ethel Lee Lance, seeking refuge in the church from poverty and scorn and raising her family despite unfathomable violence that rattled Sharon to her core years later; how Sharon overcame her own struggles and answered the call to ministry; and how, in the loss of her dear mother, Sharon has become a nationally known speaker as she shares her raw, riveting, story of losing loved ones to gun violence and racism. Sharon's story is a story of transformation: How an anonymous hospital chaplain was thrust into the national spotlight, joining survivors of other gun-related horrors as reluctant speakers for a heartbroken social-justice movement. As she recounts her grief and the struggle to forgive the killer, Risher learns to trust God's timing and lean on God's loving presence to guide her steps. Where her faith journey leads her is surprising and inspiring, as she finds a renewed purpose to her life in the company of other survivors."
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Risher, Sharon
- Dewey number
- 364.152/3409757915
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- BV4647.F55
- LC item number
- R57 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Emmons, Sherri Wood
- Waters, Michael W.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.)
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Hate crimes
- Mass shootings
- Racism
- African Americans
- Gun control
- Forgiveness
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.)
- African Americans
- Forgiveness
- Gun control
- Hate crimes
- Mass shootings
- Racism
- South Carolina
- United States
- Label
- For such a time as this : hope and forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre, Rev. Sharon Risher with Sherri Wood Emmons ; foreword by Rev. Dr. Michael W. Waters
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1079876403
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xv, 127 pages
- Isbn
- 9780827243231
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- Label
- For such a time as this : hope and forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre, Rev. Sharon Risher with Sherri Wood Emmons ; foreword by Rev. Dr. Michael W. Waters
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1079876403
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xv, 127 pages
- Isbn
- 9780827243231
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
Subject
- African Methodist Episcopal Church -- South Carolina | Charleston
- Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.)
- Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.)
- Forgiveness
- Forgiveness -- Religious aspects | Christianity
- Gun control
- Gun control -- United States
- Hate crimes
- Hate crimes -- South Carolina | Charleston -- History -- 21st century
- 2000-2099
- Mass shootings
- Mass shootings -- South Carolina | Charleston -- History -- 21st century
- Racism
- Racism -- South Carolina | Charleston -- History -- 21st century
- South Carolina -- Charleston
- United States
- History
- African Americans -- Crimes against
- African Americans -- Crimes against -- South Carolina | Charleston -- 21st century
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
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