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Apologetics
Part of living a life of faith is defending that faith. Be equipped
for the road ahead with these works by Catholic converts and apologists,
which will inform you for both casual inquiries about the Church
or hostile accusations.
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Catholicism
and Fundamentalism
Karl Keating defends Catholicism from fundamentalist
attacks and explains why fundamentalism has been so successful
in converting ``Romanists". After showing the origins of fundamentalism,
he examines representative anti-Catholic groups and presents their
arguments in their own words. His rebuttals are clear, detailed,
and charitable. Special emphasis is given to the scriptural basis
for Catholic doctrines and beliefs.
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Born
Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic
This book was written as an explanation to his
fundamentalist and evangelical friends and family about why he
became a Roman Catholic. Currie presents a very lucid, systematic
and intelligible account of the reasons for his conversion to
the ancient Church that Christ founded. He gives a detailed discussion
of the important theological and doctrinal beliefs Catholic and
evangelicals hold in common, as well as the key doctrines that
separate us, particularly the Eucharist, the Pope, and Mary.
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The
Usual Suspects
The author of the perennial best-seller, Catholicism
and Fundamentalism, presents here, not so much a sequel, as
a supplement to the first groundbreaking work. In the first book,
Keating gave a panoramic view of the attack on "Romanism" by "Bible
Christians", highlighting prominent anti-Catholic individuals
and organizations and discussing at length controverted doctrines.
Here he presents snapshots, individualized portraits-some larger,
some smaller-of arguments and people opposed to the Catholic faith.
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Crossing
the Tiber
An exhilarating conversion story of a devout Baptist
who relates how he overcame his hostility to the Catholic Church
by a combination of serious Bible study and vast research of the
writings of the early Church Fathers. In addition to a moving
account of their conversion that caused Ray and his wife to "cross
the Tiber" to Rome, he offers an in-depth treatment of Baptism
and the Eucharist in Scripture and the ancient Church.
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Evangelical
is Not Enough
In this deeply moving narrative, Thomas Howard
describes his pilgrimage from Evangelicalism (which he loves and
reveres as the religion of his youth) to liturgical Christianity.
He soon afterward became a Roman Catholic. He describes Evangelicalism
with great sympathy and then examines more formal, liturgical
worship with the freshness of someone discovering for the first
time what his soul had always hungered for. This is a book of
apologetics without polemics. Non-Catholics will gain an appreciation
of the formal and liturgical side of Catholicism. Catholics will
see with fresh eyes the beauty of their tradition. Worship, prayer,
the Blessed Virgin, the Mass, and the liturgical year are taken
one after the other, and what may have seemed routine and repetitive
suddenly comes to life under the enchanting wand of Howard's beautiful
prose.
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Upon
This Rock
Ray, a former Evangelical Protestant and Bible
teacher, goes through the Scriptures and the first five centuries
of the Church to demonstrate that the early Christians had a clear
understanding of the primacy of Peter in the see of Rome. He tackles
the tough issues in an attempt to expose how the opposition is
misunderstanding the Scriptures and history. He uses many Protestant
scholars and historians to support the Catholic position. This
book contains the most complete compilation of Scriptural and
Patristic quotations on the primacy of Peter and the Papal office
of any book available. It has over 500 footnotes with supporting
evidence from Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical, and non-Christian
authorities.
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What
Catholics Really Believe
The popular apologist and best-selling author
of Catholicism and Fundamentalism addresses fifty-two of
the most common misconceptions about the Catholic Faith that are
held by many Catholics and Protestants. Drawing upon Scripture
and the Catholic tradition, he not only shows the logical errors
in these positions but clearly spells out Catholic teaching and
explains the rationale behind frequently misunderstood doctrines
and practices. An excellent guide to what Catholics really believe
and why.
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