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Amy Hollingsworth gave up her beloved college classroom at the University of Mary Washington several years ago to write "The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers," a tribute to her dear friend and mentor, Fred Rogers. She has yet to return to the classroom, where she taught psychology and business as an adjunct, in order to focus on writing full time. Her new book, "Gifts of Passage," hit bookstores this month.

Amy has appeared on Living the Life, WGN’s Morning News, PBS’s A Word on Words, and At Home Live!, as well as a number of national radio programs. She has a master’s degree in counseling psychology and a bachelor’s degree in English. She lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia, with her husband Jeff and their children, Jonathan and Emily. She has...more

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	The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gifts of Passage: What the Dying Tell Us with the Gifts They Leave Behind 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holy Curiosity: Cultivating the Creative Spirit in Everyday Life 4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1901 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters from the Closet: What I Learned about Life from My Gay English Teacher 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gifts of Passage: What the Dying Tell Us with the Gifts They Leave Behind (Religion & Spirituality)

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Description: From Publishers Weekly Few events in life leave us more vulnerable and potentially open to God's gifts than the death of a loved one. The death of Hollingsworth's father while she was writing her first book, The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers, gave her the opportunity and desire to discover what legacies the dying leave behind. While searching for the meaning of her father's final moments, Hollingsworth talked to or read about others who had experienced gifts in the midst of loss, and movingly recounts their stories. While some of the anecdotes are familiar, such as C.S. Lewis's loss of his wife, Joy, many of the most touching are of ordinary people whose gifts are occasionally physical—e.g., a locket that had not yet been given—but more often are ones of relationship. Hollingsworth concludes with the powerful story of her father's death and her discovery that his last moments offered her much needed healing of their difficult relationship. Those who question whether God orchestrates all that happens in our lives will struggle with that implied theology here, but those who find comfort in that perspective will experience Hollingsworth as a warm and gracious companion for the grieving process. (Apr. 29) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Accidental Pharisees: Avoiding Pride, Exclusivity, and the Other Dangers of Overzealous Faith

by Larry Osborne

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Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me

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