the remarkable response of the Amish community to the horrific shooting of 10 school girls at nickel mines, pennsylvania, in October of 2006 stunned the larger world. Amish Grace tells the incredible story of the community's reaction to the senseless shooting and explores its profoundly counterculture practice of forgiveness. outsiders often hold a stereotypical view of the Amish as a stubbornly backwards people of you rooted in the picturesque images of buggies, beards, and bonnets. but there is much more to know about the Amish as a people, as we discovered after the nickel mines incident. the communities collective and radical act of forgiveness of loving and compassionate response to the shooter and his family gives us insights into who the Amish are and how they live their faith.