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Title: The Way of Christ by John Paul, Tony Castle, Pope John Paul Ii, Pope John Paul II, Paul, II John ISBN: 0-8245-2007-6 Publisher: Crossroad/Herder & Herder Pub. Date: September, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95

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Rating: 2
Summary: A weak effort with a narrow-minded flavor
Comment: "The Way of Christ," by Pope John Paul II, is a brief book in which the author contemplates the Christian path in the modern world. Unfortunately, most of the book is very bland and generalized; it reads like it could have been written by some anonymous bureaucrat working in an obscure Vatican office. The essential subject matter covered in this book has been covered before and in more depth by many other authors.

The book is further marred by a number of questionable declarations. The author decries "the massive presence in society of atheistic, agnostic, and even anti-Christian conceptions," but fails to give any concrete examples. And for that matter, I believe that many atheists and agnostics are very moral and tolerant people who should not be demonized in this way.

Unfortunately, that flavor of narrow-mindedness and intolerance surfaces in other parts of the book. The author asserts that "Only Jesus has kind and consoling words" and that there "is no solution for skepticism and despair except in faith in Christ." I imagine many of my Jewish, Hindu, and Buddhist sisters and brothers, many of whom respect and appreciate the ministry of Jesus, would disagree with such restrictive statements. The author of this book needs to read more interfaith literature.

The author also naively asserts that "Christianity is the religion of universal peace," and that all Christians become sisters and brothers. What then, I wonder, has been happening in Northern Ireland, where competing Christian groups have been slaughtering each other for centuries? I see it like this: Christianity is like any other religious or philosophical system; its precepts can be (and have been) used both to uplift and heal, or to justify the most horrific atrocities.

I have great respect for the great Christian prophets of the modern era: Thomas Merton, Martin Luther King Jr., John McNeill, and others. Unfortunately, this shallow little book pales in comparison to the work of such truly insightful Christian thinkers.