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When thoughts and prayers aren't enough : a shooting survivor's journey into the realities of gun violence / Taylor S. Schumann.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2021]Description: 238 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780830831708
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: When thoughts and prayers aren't enoughDDC classification:
  • 362.88/293092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • BT736.15 .S34 2021
Contents:
Surviving -- Even if not -- Grieving what should have been -- A new normal -- Life sentence -- Stones to bread -- A heart for justice -- Domestic violence, family fire, and firearm suicide -- School and mass shootings -- The costs of gun violence in our communities -- Common arguments against gun reform -- So you want to talk about gun violence -- Beyond thoughts and prayers.
Summary: "Taylor Schumann survived a school shooting, yet she was left with permanent wounds, both visible and invisible. Weaving her own incredible story into a larger conversation about gun violence in America, Taylor shares another painful truth: Christians have largely been silent on this issue. With compassion and honesty, she encourages readers to join her in taking action for a safer future"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Surviving -- Even if not -- Grieving what should have been -- A new normal -- Life sentence -- Stones to bread -- A heart for justice -- Domestic violence, family fire, and firearm suicide -- School and mass shootings -- The costs of gun violence in our communities -- Common arguments against gun reform -- So you want to talk about gun violence -- Beyond thoughts and prayers.

"Taylor Schumann survived a school shooting, yet she was left with permanent wounds, both visible and invisible. Weaving her own incredible story into a larger conversation about gun violence in America, Taylor shares another painful truth: Christians have largely been silent on this issue. With compassion and honesty, she encourages readers to join her in taking action for a safer future"-- Provided by publisher.

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