Inspired by the award-winning film of the same name.If you were told that a murderer was to be released into your neighborhood, how would you feel?...
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Oct 23, 2009
Jason
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What does forgiveness really look like? How can you forgive someone who seemingly took everything away that made life worth living: family, homes, and trust? What kind of power is it that can look someone who has hurt you in the deepest way, and forgive them? This is what As We Forgive is about, specifically how do Rwandan survivors of the 1994 genocide forgive those who broke into their homes, chased them down in the wild and sought to wipe them out.
The 1994 Rwandan genocide, where More...
The 1994 Rwandan genocide, where More...
Apr 12, 2009
Debbie
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This book tells seven personal stories of experiences during the genocide, its aftermath, and how they came to forgiveness. These accounts are intense, vivid, and powerful. The people in these stories came from different areas and had different experiences, giving the reader a good idea of what happened during the genocide and afterward. The book is worth reading for these stories alone.
The narratives effectively show the struggle of how to forgive and gain peace. However, after each More...
The narratives effectively show the struggle of how to forgive and gain peace. However, after each More...
Oct 19, 2010
April
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I'd wanted to read this book ever since I saw a review of it in World magazine last year. A few years back, I was reading Lee Camp's 'Mere Discipleship' for a Bible study. In one chapter, Lee points out that Rwanda was one of the most "Christian" nations in Africa and could have been used as an example of the success of Christian missions...before the genocide. He asks the question, how could people in the one of the most Christian societies in Africa turn on and kill hundreds and thou
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Mar 09, 2010
Lisa
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I've read other books on the Rwanda and found this one particularly difficult to get through for some reason. The personal stories of tragedy were heart-wrenching, but they were all also stories of eventual forgiveness. Interspersed between these stories were brief chapters on the subject of forgiveness. Reading what happened to these people makes you see that any of them being able to offer forgiveness to the perpetrators of such evil can only be a miracle of God. The author offers guidance
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Jan 06, 2012
Gina
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Read on recommendation of Mary Scott F. - Written by a friend of hers. Hard to read without crying as the tales of real life atrocities are told without being over-dramatized, but simply as they happened - devastating turns in the lives of real people. Examples of forgiveness and reconciliation are not over-simplified. Forgiveness is presented as the difficult process that it is. Excellent and heart-breaking and God-glorifying story-telling.
Nov 17, 2009
Thomas
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Powerful and moving. How would you respond to someone asking for forgiveness if they murdered members of your family? Some of the stories were simply jaw-dropping. These accounts of forgiveness after the genocide/attrocities in Rwanda will help anyone to gain perspective and a better understanding of the Gospel and God's call to forgive others.
Dec 01, 2010
Deborah
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I loved this book. It took me out of my comfort zone talking about the genocide. Made me understand politically what happend but more important it showed me that if the Rwandan people can forgive their neighbours for the brutal acts of war then how silly are we who live in luxury to not feel we can forgive those around us that have hurt us.
Mar 08, 2011
Cynthia
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This is a tragic and redeeming book about the horrors of the Rwandan genocide and the redemption that is now happening in the country. Read it with a box of kleenex nearby!
Jan 11, 2010
Laurie
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A powerful look at the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. Various not-for-profit organizations and individual pastors encourage both victims and villains to enter into a process of forgiveness, repentance and restitution. Seven survivors' stories are highlighted.
Nov 28, 2010
Leslie
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Every human being must read this. Remarkable stories of how the nation of Rwanda is healing after the brutal genocide of 1994 that pitted friend against friend and neighbor against neighbor.
Nov 07, 2010
Tammy
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I loved reading the chronology of events at the beginning of the book but after that I just couldn't get into the "story" so I did not finish it.
Mar 01, 2009
Joanna
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My new book club is reading this book -- it's not too late to join us!
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