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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, one of the victims 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]

History

Darrell Scott traveled around the United States to promote the book. Scott 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

  • 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

References

  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. ^ "Buying the Stairway to Heaven". A feminist companion to the New Testament Apocrypha. Continuum International Publishing Group. 2006. ISBN 978-0-8264-6688-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)
  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.

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