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    How Great Evil Birthed Great Good: Inspired by the True Story of Two Families
    How Great Evil Birthed Great Good: Inspired by the True Story of Two Families
    How Great Evil Birthed Great Good: Inspired by the True Story of Two Families
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    How Great Evil Birthed Great Good: Inspired by the True Story of Two Families

    By Jerry Bergman Ph.D.

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    Inspired by the true story of a young unmarried woman who faced one of the most horrible life events a woman could ever experience--rape by gunpoint. With the support of her church she was able to deal with the experience by focusing on others in her life. The support of friends and family was critical, and is an example of the fact that, as the title of the popular hymn proclaims, “They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love.” Love, in this case, refers to agape love. The remarkable twists and turns in the story helps readers to better understand the psychology of both the good and evil side of humanity. It also illustrates the imperative to forgive even the worst of sins.

    The story leads into a father’s worst fear, the loss of his entire family. It presents many of the same issues covered in the young unmarried woman’s story, only from the male perspective. One focus in both accounts is the fact that all of us experience gross injustice in our lives. Successfully dealing with the trauma it causes, even though difficult, includes working to accept the injustice, learning from it, and focusing on moving forward in one’s life.

    The journey through the stories of two primary characters exposes the reader to the successes and failures of our fallible criminal justice system. It also introduces us in some detail to the minds of those persons who commit very evil acts. A second focus is to understand what motivates them to commit crimes, and how the factors that drive some persons to commit evil can be ameliorated. Both lead characters also deal front and center with the problem of racism by helping the reader to step into the lives of non-whites, several of whom are central figures in the lives of both stories’ two leading characters.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateFeb 2, 2021
    ISBN9781664220201
    How Great Evil Birthed Great Good: Inspired by the True Story of Two Families
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    Jerry Bergman Ph.D.

    Dr. Bergman is a multi-award winning professor and author. He has taught biology, biochemistry, anatomy and physiology, genetics, psychology and other courses for over 40 years at the University of Toledo, The Medical College of Ohio, Bowling Green State University, and other colleges. His 9 degrees include a Doctorate from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The 1,026 college credit hours he has earned is equivalent to almost 20 master’s degrees. Bergman thus fits in the website The 10 Most Educated People on the Planet ahead of several others. Bergman has spoken over 2,000 times to college, university, and church groups in America, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Africa. So far, over 80,000 copies of his 63 books and monographs are in print in 14 languages, most recently in Arabic. His books are in 2,400 college, university, and major libraries in 65 countries including Hungary, Israel, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, and Viet Nam. He lives with his wife of 37 years, Dianne, in Montpelier, Ohio. They have 4 children and 10 grandchildren.

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