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'''''Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott''''' is a non-fiction book about [[Rachel Scott]], one of the victims of the [[Columbine High School massacre]].
'''''Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott''''' is a non-fiction book about [[Rachel Scott]], the first victim of the [[Columbine High School massacre]].


Written by her parents, including her journal entries, it is part of a nation-wide school outreach program and ministry. They present Rachel as being killed for her Christian affirmation.<ref>{{cite book| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=_gN-F4pIAyIC&pg=PA168&dq=rachel's+tears+the+spiritual+journey+of+columbine+martyr+rachel+scott#v=onepage&q=rachel's%20tears%20the%20spiritual%20journey%20of%20columbine%20martyr%20rachel%20scott&f=false| title=Sanctified aggression: legacies of biblical and post biblical vocabularies of violence| author= Jonneke Bekkenkamp| editor= Yvonne Sherwood| publisher= Continuum International Publishing Group| year= 2003| isbn=978-0-567-08070-7 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=n_FKfWvP4xUC&pg=PA186&dq=rachel's+tears+the+spiritual+journey+of+columbine+martyr+rachel+scott#v=onepage&q=rachel's%20tears%20the%20spiritual%20journey%20of%20columbine%20martyr%20rachel%20scott&f=false| chapter=Buying the Stairway to Heaven| title=A feminist companion to the New Testament Apocrypha| editors= Amy-Jill Levine, Maria Mayo Robbins| publisher= Continuum International Publishing Group| year= 2006| isbn=978-0-8264-6688-4}}</ref>
Written by her parents, including her journal entries, it is part of a nationwide school outreach program and ministry. They present Rachel as being killed for her Christian affirmation.<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_gN-F4pIAyIC&pg=PA168 | title=Sanctified aggression: legacies of biblical and post biblical vocabularies of violence| author= Jonneke Bekkenkamp| editor= Yvonne Sherwood| publisher= Continuum International Publishing Group| year= 2003| isbn=978-0-567-08070-7 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n_FKfWvP4xUC&pg=PA186 | chapter=Buying the Stairway to Heaven| title=A feminist companion to the New Testament Apocrypha|editor1= Amy-Jill Levine |editor2=Maria Mayo Robbins| publisher= Continuum International Publishing Group| year= 2006| isbn=978-0-8264-6688-4}}</ref>

==Reception==
Caitlin M. Foyt of ''[[Central Michigan Life]]'' said that as a sixth grader, when she read the book, she "believed in it. She believed in herself and in her faith and I believed in her story."<ref name=Foyt>Foyt, Caitlin M. "[http://www.cm-life.com/2009/04/15/foytcolumbineconspiracy/ Columbine Conspiracy]." ''[[Central Michigan Life]]''. April 15, 2009. Retrieved on November 2, 2012.</ref> After the publication of a ''[[USA Today]]'' article titled "10 years later, the real story behind Columbine" which stated that the events did not happen, Foyt said "The fact that it’s not true makes me feel cheated and lied to. Misinterpretation of the truth on any scale has consequences, even 10 years down the road."<ref name=Foyt/>


Darrell Scott traveled around the United States to promote the book. He said that during his travels he heard many stories about school death threats and that this compelled him to spread the message of his daughter. Scott said the number was "by far, more than are reported in the media."<ref>Herbert, Rosemary. "[https://archive.today/20130131141650/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/71551250.html?dids=71551250:71551250&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+20,+2001&author=ROSEMARY+HERBERT&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=Books;+Chain+letters;+Father+of+Columbine+victim+spreads+his+late+daughter's+message+of+kindness&pqatl=google Books; Chain letters; Father of Columbine victim spreads his late daughter's message of kindness]." ''[[The Boston Herald]]''. April 20, 2001. Arts & Lifestyle 040. Retrieved on November 2, 2012.</ref>
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*Darrell Scott, Beth Nimmo, Steve Rabey, ''Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott'', Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2000, ISBN 978-0-7852-6848-2
*Darrell Scott, Beth Nimmo, Steve Rabey, ''Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott'', Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2000, {{ISBN|978-0-7852-6848-2}}

==See also==
* ''[[She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall]]''


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
*"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=PDHB&d_place=PDHB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1047147F486016FB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Columbine dad to speak to teachers]." ''[[Plainview Daily Herald]]''. August 12, 2004.
*"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DH&p_theme=dh&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F960B8118F35543&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Making a difference Father of Columbine massacre victim Rachel Scott spreads message of love, hope]." ''[[Herald & Review]]''. February 22, 2003. B1.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.expotv.com/videos/reviews/4/55/Rachel27sTears3ATheSpiritualJourn/173263 ''Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott'' Reviews]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110930193523/http://www.expotv.com/videos/reviews/4/55/Rachel27sTears3ATheSpiritualJourn/173263 ''Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott'' Reviews]
*[http://reviews.christianbook.com/2016/313471/thomas-nelson-rachels-tears-the-spiritual-journey-of-columbine-martyr-rachel-scott-10th-anniversary-edition-reviews/reviews.htm Customer Reviews for Thomas Nelson ''Rachel's Tears'']
*[http://reviews.christianbook.com/2016/313471/thomas-nelson-rachels-tears-the-spiritual-journey-of-columbine-martyr-rachel-scott-10th-anniversary-edition-reviews/reviews.htm Customer Reviews for Thomas Nelson ''Rachel's Tears'']
*[http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/100701-rachel-s-tears-the-spiritual-journey-of-columbine-martyr-rachel-scott Quotes from Rachel Scott's diary]
*[http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/100701-rachel-s-tears-the-spiritual-journey-of-columbine-martyr-rachel-scott Quotes from Rachel Scott's diary]
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*[http://acolumbinesite.com/victim/rachel.html Website dedicated to Rachel Scott], contains photographs, music and messages from Rachel's family
*[http://acolumbinesite.com/victim/rachel.html Website dedicated to Rachel Scott], contains photographs, music and messages from Rachel's family


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Latest revision as of 06:20, 28 July 2024

Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott
AuthorDarrell Scott, Beth Nimmo, Steve Rabey
LanguageEnglish
PublisherThomas Nelson Publishers
Publication date
April 20, 2000
Pages181
ISBN978-0-7852-6848-2

Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott is a non-fiction book about Rachel Scott, the first victim of the Columbine High School massacre.

Written by her parents, including her journal entries, it is part of a nationwide school outreach program and ministry. They present Rachel as being killed for her Christian affirmation.[1][2]

Darrell Scott traveled around the United States to promote the book. He said that during his travels he heard many stories about school death threats and that this compelled him to spread the message of his daughter. Scott said the number was "by far, more than are reported in the media."[3]

Bibliography

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  • Darrell Scott, Beth Nimmo, Steve Rabey, Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2000, ISBN 978-0-7852-6848-2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jonneke Bekkenkamp (2003). Yvonne Sherwood (ed.). Sanctified aggression: legacies of biblical and post biblical vocabularies of violence. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-567-08070-7.
  2. ^ Amy-Jill Levine; Maria Mayo Robbins, eds. (2006). "Buying the Stairway to Heaven". A feminist companion to the New Testament Apocrypha. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8264-6688-4.
  3. ^ Herbert, Rosemary. "Books; Chain letters; Father of Columbine victim spreads his late daughter's message of kindness." The Boston Herald. April 20, 2001. Arts & Lifestyle 040. Retrieved on November 2, 2012.

Further reading

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