Amy Welborn (born July 17, 1960, in

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) is an American

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writer and activist, as well as a public speaker. Formerly, she was a theology teacher at a Catholic high school in Lakeland Florida and served as a parish Director of Religious Education. She was a columnist for ''

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''. as well as for Catholic News Service.

Blog

Welborn was one of the first Catholic bloggers. She has changed her blog's name and server on three occasions. The four successive blogs have been In Between Naps (amywelborn.blogspot.com), Open Book (amywelborn.typepad.com), Charlotte Was Both (amywelborn.wordpress.com), and Via Media (blog.beliefnet.com/ViaMedia). Open Book received almost 12,000 page views per day when it was still active. Welborn considers blogging to be an alternative venue to expose unpopular views.

Education

Welborn holds a BA in Honors History from the

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and an MA in Church History from

Vanderbilt Divinity School The Vanderbilt Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion (usually Vanderbilt Divinity School) is an interdenominational divinity school at Vanderbilt University, a major research university located in Nashville, Tennessee. It is one of o ...

Publications

* ''De-Coding Da Vinci'', which examines the historical accuracy of

Dan Brown Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author best known for his Thriller (genre), thriller novels, including the Robert Langdon (book series), Robert Langdon novels ''Angels & Demons'' (2000), ''The Da Vinci Code'' (2003), '' ...

's novel ''

The Da Vinci Code ''The Da Vinci Code'' is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is “the best-selling American novel of all time.” Brown's second novel to include the character Robert Langdon—the first was his 2000 novel '' Angels & Demons''� ...

''. * ''Here. Now. A Catholic Guide to the Good Life,'' targeted toward teens and young adults who have questions about

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and

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in general. * The ''Prove It''

apologetics Apologetics (from Greek ) is the religious discipline of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse. Early Christian writers (c. 120–220) who defended their beliefs against critics and recommended their f ...

series for young people, a five-book collection of questions and answers about God, the Church, Jesus, prayer and you. * "A Catholic Woman's Book of Days" * "The Loyola Kids' Book of Saints" * "The Loyola Kids' Book of Heroes" * "Friendship with Jesus: Pope Benedict XVI Talks to Children about their First Holy Communion" * "Be Saints! An Invitation from Pope Benedict XVI" * "Bambinelli Sunday: A Christmas Blessing"

References

Five Biggest Flaws in 'The Da Vinci Code', Interview, Fox News, May 17, 2006DaVinci Code-A Bonanza For Catholic Bloggers, Radio Roman CatholicDan Brown Debunked, The American Spectator, April 28, 2004

External links

Official site

Charlotte Was Both, current blog

Open Book, former blog

Booked, travel blog
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