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Sales Rank: 102872
Category: Book
Author: Patrick Madrid
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Studio: Our Sunday Visitor
Manufacturer: Our Sunday Visitor
Label: Our Sunday Visitor
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 175
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0879736933
Dewey Decimal Number: 230.2
EAN: 9780879736934
ASIN: 0879736933
Publication Date: September 1999
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 REFERENCE TOOL March 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great little reference tool. I gave it to a friend who is in almost daily contact with non-catholics who think that Catholics don't read the Bible (and often mis-quote passages), It makes points without being argumentative or unkind. Just the facts, Maam! (to quote an old TV detective).
Where is that in the Bible November 24, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have a nephew who is an only child and a blind person. He requested me to give him an audio/CD version of this book as a gift. I would really like to heed his request but I was unable to find one in that format. I asked him how he found out about the book and he told me that he listened to the author being interviewed at CNN and he memorized the title of the book and the name of the author. He provided me with correct information including correct spelling. I didn't feel good telling him i couldn't do it because it's unavailable. I am hoping to see an audio/CD version soon at Amazon. Thank you for your kind consideration. gerri hidalgo
 A bit misleading.... July 10, 2006
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
The summary for this book is a little bit misleading. It assumes that you are Catholic and trying to prove your beliefs to a non-Catholic, and even there it falls short by only pointing you to a bible verse and not giving any explanation. If I were Catholic I might be able to use this personally, but it won't help you with a non-believer. For anyone seeking answers about the Catholic faith it just brings up more questions. Try the catechism, even though it's intimidating. If it isn't in there, it isn't truly Catholic doctrine.
"A Protestant/Catholic Conversation" is good too.
Every Catholic Should Own this book January 28, 2005
27 out of 29 found this review helpful
The art of defending beliefs soley by scriptural reference is not one historically well developed in the Catholic church. Many times growing up, I would ask my mother or a faith formation teacher why Catholics believe something, and the response would be becuse the Church has always said that.
The fact is that the Church would not say something that was not supported by scripture, but when thrust into the Bible Belt as a teen, and constantly forced to defend my beliefs which were attacked as "unbiblical," I was not properly prepared for any such dialogue. Only saying "I know it's somewhere in the Bible" does not convince many minds, particularly when the people arguing with you appear to knwo that Bible more thoroughly and insist they never heard of anything to justify your belief.
I wish I had this book then. It is a great handbook for explaining the biblical roots of Catholic beliefs that generally come under attack or that seem difficult to explain by scritural references. Topics included (but are not limited to) the papcy, calling priests "father," communion of saints, Mary, relics, statues, purgatory, slavation, sola sciptura, and the sacraments. All faith formation prgrams should give a copy to all candidates for confirmation (if not a bit sooner) and RCIA. Also, every parent should have a copy so tht when the questions come up, they can quickly find the answers, if they do not remmebr the sources off hand. It also is helpful to people thining about leaving or returning to the Catholic Church, as well as those thinking about entering.
Patrick Madrid describes this book as the fruit of his study of scrpiture. That it comprises notes he made in the margins of his Bible to defend and explain Catholic beliefs. The format is similar to an encyclopedia and has indexes on the side of the pages about the topics, so that it is easy to find support for topics that are the source of your (or others') questions. Each topics has a brief explanation on the doctrine of belief, and usually includes the references to where the belief is articulated in the Cathechism, directing the reader to where the teaching is explained in greater deatil. Then a list of biblical references follows, so the reader can see how the cathechism pulled these teachings out of scripture.
The book also includes scriptural references to provide defense against attacks by Morman, Jehovak Witnesses, and details about the Inquistion.
The book focuses on scriptural references that are shared with the Protestant Bible. Meaning, that the Catholic Bible has more references than the book indicates to support its beliefs, because it includes a more comprehensive collection of Old Testament books, but Madrid wisely does not use these references because they would not have much validity with Prostestants who don't consider those books "biblical."
It is difficult for me to decide whether this is a four star rating or five stars. I wish the book was longer and had more explanations, but at the same time I value its compact size, whcih can easily be carried in a purse or pocket. At times I felt that some of the references used to validate a doctrine were tenuous at best, but upon those occasions, there were many other references on the subject that supported the Church's persepctive more clearly. I also wished at times that Madrid more fully explained the relationship between the scripture verses cited and the doctirne, but doing so would have produced a different sort of book, one long and more difficult to find the references in a pinch. As this book's accessible format is one of its strongest assets, it seems wrong to penalize it by giving it less a star; particularly when the argument involves wanting more of a good thing.
 Good but with a strong, strong bias... November 17, 2003
32 out of 39 found this review helpful
This book was excellent if you're looking for a Catholic's testimony as to where they get the basis of their religion. However, if you are a non-Catholic Christian and you're looking for a unbiased view, this might not be the best choice. Still, this is a great book. Just be careful -- it just might turn you Catholic.
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