John C. Morgan Knihy

Sooner or late each one of us faces death, our own or others we care about. And yet, few take time beforehand to think about these endings, and in the process may lose the wisdom of the ages that comes after facing death. Perhaps this explains why when Plato was asked to summarize his philosophy he reportedly "Practice dying" He understood that dying is what each one of us does throughout our lives, whether it is leaving home the first time to go to school or departing from this planet when our lives end. If we learn how to die-to let go and get our egos out of the way-we will have gained wisdom about how best to live. This brief yet comprehensive book deals not only with the philosophical and psychological meaning of death but its practical implications for our lives. Written by two brothers who have taught philosophy, ethics, psychology, and religion at community colleges and four-year private colleges, this book can be used in many learning situations, whether part of courses in philosophy, ethics, psychology, or counseling; or for short-term workshops or continuing education courses for students in human services, health care, social work, or any of the helping professions.

A political thriller and story of love later in life, set in present day, and focused on current issues.

Do Angels get second chances to prove themselves? Grading Scale is the story of Claire, a young Angel who broke the rules on her very first assignment among humans in AD214, and banished herself out of shame, into the far reaches of the Angelic Realms for eighteen hundred years. It is also about Rachel, the Fallen Angel, who is given a second chance to redeem herself after killing a man who was raping a woman in Paris AD414. Together again, these sister Angels are thrust into the strange yet alluring world of humans once again. They are given the not so delicate assignment of two high school classmates, whose problems run far deeper than the youthful and inexperienced Angels are capable of handling. Guided by their mentor Arthur, Claire and Rachel must navigate the emotionally charged world of teenagers, while attending high school and fumbling their way through the completion of their assignment. On the way, they rediscover their deep love for each other, whose storied history is interwoven in the tangled threads of their dark eighteen hundred years of life apart; one locked in the depths of darkness, the other lost in the lie she'd lived, both helpless to save themselves - until Arthur intervenes.