Donald B. Kraybill

Donald B. Kraybill is distinguished professor at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.

Articles by Donald B. Kraybill

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Forgiveness clause

The Amish way
Oct 31, 2006 by Donald B. Kraybill
The blood was barely dry on the floor of the West Nickel Mines School when Amish parents sent words of forgiveness to the family of the one who had slain their children. Forgiveness? Forgiveness so quickly for the heinous crime of killing five Amish schoolgirls? How could the Amish forgive such a thing so quickly? Was it a genuine gesture or just a gimmick?
Books

Interaction Ritual Chains

Randall Collins

The rite stuff

Jul 27, 2004 reviewed by Donald B. Kraybill
A recent Sunday worship service moved me to tears. Despite being an analytical sociologist committed to rational descriptions of human behavior, my eyes welled up. Our pastor invited parishioners desiring to be healed to come forward and be anointed with three drops of oil on the forehead.