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For Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness After the Charleston Massacre

by Risher/Emmons

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Chalice Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 0.8 cm

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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. Risher has been interviewed by Time Magazine, Marie-Claire, Essence, Guardian-BCC Radio, CNN, and other media sources. She regularly shares her story on American college campuses and racial-reconciliation events. "To Forgive a Killer," her essay as told to Abigail Pesta published in Notre Dame Magazine, won the 2018 Front Page Award for Essay published in a Magazine, awarded by the Newswomen's Club of New York.
For Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness After the Charleston Massacre and The Freedom Of Self Forgetfulness
The Freedom Of Self ForgetfulnessFor Such a Time as This: Hope and Forgiveness After the Charleston Massacre

  • Author

    Risher/Emmons

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Chalice Press

  • Published

    June 2019

  • Weight

    200g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 0.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780827243231

  • ISBN-10

    0827243235

  • Eden Code

    4955491

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