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For such a time as this : hope and forgiveness after the Charleston Massacre

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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.

Author

Risher, Sharon

Publication

St. Louis, Missouri : Chalice Press, [2019]
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Description

xv, 127 pages; 23 cm

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."

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History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

June 17, 2015 -- Life with Momma -- Momma gets Jesus -- College girl, addict, chaplain -- Funerals -- A new normal? -- The trial : a sense of duty -- A new ministry -- Another funeral -- Talking race -- Where is the church? -- A long road to forgiveness -- Lessons learned.

Call Number

Sc E 21-466

ISBN

9780827243231
0827243235

OCLC

1079876403

Author

Risher, Sharon, author.

Title

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.

Publisher

St. Louis, Missouri : Chalice Press, [2019]

Copyright Date

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Note

SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPLAIN'S RESPONSE TO 2015 CHURCH MASS SHOOTING.

Chronological Term

2000-2099

Added Author

Emmons, Sherri Wood, author.

Waters, Michael W., writer of foreword.

Research Call Number

Sc E 21-466

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