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Joseph's Dilemma
Ervin R Stutzman

Joseph's Dilemma

Herald Pr (2015)
9780836198751
333 pages
Dewey 813/.6
LC Classification PS3619 Stutzman 2015
LC Control No. 2013041014

Genre

  • Biographical Fiction
  • Christian Fiction
  • Historical Fiction

Subject

  • Amish - Fiction

Plot

Jacob Hochstetler is a peace-loving Amish settler on the Pennsylvania frontier when Native American warriors, goaded on by the hostilities of the French and Indian War, attack his family one September night in 1757. Taken captive by the warriors and grieving for the family members just killed, Jacob finds his beliefs about love and nonresistance severely tested.Jacob endures a hard winter as a prisoner in an Indian longhouse. Meanwhile, some members of his congregation—the first Amish settlement in America—move away for fear of further attacks.Based on actual events, Jacob's Choice describes how one man's commitment to pacifism leads to a season of captivity, a complicated romance, an unrelenting search for missing family members, and an astounding act of forgiveness and reconciliation.Free downloadable study guide available here.