Exactly as You Are Download

ISBN: 0802876552
Title: Exactly as You Are Pdf The Life and Faith of Mister Rogers
Author: Shea Tuttle
Published Date: 2019-10-22
Page: 184

— Booklist Advanced Review “Fred Rogers was everybody’s favorite neighbor, but he was also, as he once said of himself, ‘a composer, piano player, writer, television producer, performer, husband, and father.’ He was an ordained Presbyterian minister, too, and, Tuttle adds in this affectionate biography, ‘a man of complexity.’. . . To his often-asked question, ‘Won’t you be my neighbor?’ readers will doubtless offer a resounding ‘yes’ to both the question and this charming biography.” Shea Tuttle is co-editor of Can I Get a Witness: Thirteen Peacemakers, Community Builders, and Agitators for Faith and Justice (Eerdmans, 2019). She holds an M.Div. from Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Shea lives in Virginia with her family.

Welcome to the spiritual neighborhood of Fred Rogers

“I like you as you are
Exactly and precisely
I think you turned out nicely
And I like you as you are.”

Fred Rogers fiercely believed that all people deserve love. This conviction wasn’t simply sentimental: it came directly from his Christian faith. God, he insisted, loves us just the way we are. 

In Exactly as You Are, Shea Tuttle looks at Fred Rogers’s life, the people and places that made him who he was, and his work through Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. She pays particular attention to his faith—because Fred Rogers was a deeply spiritual person, ordained by his church with a one-of-a-kind charge: to minister to children and families through television. 

Tuttle explores this kind, influential, sometimes surprising man: the neighborhood he came from, the neighborhood he built, and the kind of neighbor he, by his example, calls all of us to be. Throughout, Tuttle shows how he was guided by his core belief: that God loves children, and everyone else, exactly as they are.

If you like Mister Rogers, you will love Fred Rogers (and this book) In addition to telling a compelling and inspiring story about one of TV's most beloved icons, Shea Tuttle channels his best qualities into her writing, which is thoughtful, gentle, and deliberate. Reading this book feels strangely immersive, as if you're not just learning about the quirky, driven, and genuine man behind the neighborhood, but being cared for by him. Tuttle considers the ways in which Fred--the product of wealthy, loving parents from Latrobe, Pennsylvania--was both ahead of his time and a product of it. He preached self-acceptance and vulnerability. He was drawn to those on the margins. He inhabited the domestic sphere during a time when men were pressured (even more so than now) to be stoic breadwinners. He could also be dismissive of his employees' financial challenges and advised a close gay friend to remain in the closet. Nevertheless, it's impossible to read this book without feeling deep admiration and gratitude. Tuttle's blend of biography, philosophy, and seamless storytelling will make you want to put on a cardigan and cozy up with every old episode you can find.Beautiful Beautiful. Wonderfully theological, yet accessible. An incredible close look into the work of Fred Rogers who is both treasured and made very human in this book.I want a faith like that. I want to lead like him. I have long claimed that the mark of a good non-fiction book is how often you find yourself telling people about what you learned in it. As both a Christian and a social worker who works in the field of Early Childhood, I told almost everyone I knew about a tidbit or wisdom from "Exactly as You Are: the Life and Faith of Mr. Rodgers."So often children are thought of as an afterthought, mini-adults who should "get with the program." Mister Rogers' slow and deliberate approach to interaction with children saw them as full and complete beings. It came as a bit of a surprise to me that Fred Rodgers was driven by his Christian faith and theological training. And yet, the more I read about him the more I thought, "I want a faith like that. I want to lead like him."This book is an excellent read for anyone struggling with the injustices of this world and how to parent, teach or counsel children in the midst of it. It will give you hope.

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