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Title: Answering a Fundamentalist by Albert J. Nevins ISBN: 0-87973-433-7 Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor Pub. Date: September, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.22 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Pretty basic
Comment: This defense of Catholicism is pretty basic. If you have a relative who isn't deep into anti-Catholic apologetics, try handing them this. However, this book won't bring someone like Dr. James White home.
Rating: 3
Summary: A Gentle Reassurance
Comment: Authors of books on apologetics tend to cultivate an audience. Frequently converts from other Church traditions, they often write in an intentionally polemical style that is uniformly negative toward the theological beliefs they no longer accept. This confrontational approach often wins kudos among those who are traveling along the same path, but it can become wearisome to an honest inquirer.
That is why Answering a Fundamentalist by the Rev. Albert J. Nevins is such an enjoyable read. Using statements commonly used by Fundamentalist Protestants to disparage the Roman Catholic Church, he gives a clear presentation of the traditional Roman position and underscores the misrepresentations of his opponents. There are no broad attacks against Protestant motives, just a claim of the correctness of Roman Catholic dogma.
It is quite probable that this book is not so much aimed at bringing Fundamentalists to Rome as to provide a gentle reassurance to Roman Catholics confused by the claims of Fundamentalist acquaintances. For example, Nevins uses the granting of a plenary indulgence for scriptural study as an example of the seriousness of the Roman Church on encouraging scriptural literacy among the faithful. Whatever the motivation of such a policy, the introduction of the topic of indulgences likely raises more questions than it answers for those outside the Roman fold. There is also no attempt to address challenges from more serious opponents to specific Roman doctrines. Thus the reader might be left with the impression that the last word on a topic has been given without any discussion of more sophisticated arguments. This is perhaps forgivable since the subject matter clearly restricts the focus to the specific claims of Fundamentalist sects and not to the doctrines of Protestantism (or Churches outside the Roman Communion) in general.
Despite some flaws, the book presents a good introduction to Roman Catholics for the defense of their doctrine. Those not in the Roman Church can gain insight into the Roman position free of caricatures without having to endure polemical attacks upon their own beliefs. Indeed, when Orthodoxy and the more historically rooted forms of Protestantism agree with the Roman position against Fundamentalism, Nevins is quick to point this out. These attempts to demonstrate the historical consensus of the Church across traditions helps Answering a Fundamentalist avoid the bunker mentality far too common in apologetics.
Rating: 5
Summary: Reasonable defense of Catholic beliefs for beginners
Comment: Obviously, one can only rate this book properly if one understands its mission, its goal. This is not a theology book or a full-fledged manual on how to counter every Protestant attack on the Catholic Faith. Rather, it is a little guide that answers reasonably and scripturally common questions asked by Protestants, such as questions about Mary, the Pope, Tradition, the Inquisition, and various other Church doctrines. In other words, this is something for the beginner. It will not overwhelm the reader by its volume, so it is a good gift idea for someone who may be hostile to Catholic doctrine. If you're looking for something more substantial, get such books as "Unabridged Christianity," "Not By Faith Alone," "Jesus, Peter, and the Keys" or "Catholicism and Fundamentalism."
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Title: What Catholics Really Believe-Setting the Record Straight: 52 Answers to Common Misconceptions About the Catholic Faith by Karl Keating ISBN: 0898705533 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: December, 1995 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Catholicism and Fundamentalism: The Attack on "Romanism" by "Bible Christians" by Karl Keating ISBN: 0898701775 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: May, 1988 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic by David B. Currie ISBN: 089870569X Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Usual Suspects: Answering Anti-Catholic Fundamentalists by Karl Keating ISBN: 0898707730 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Why Do Catholics Do That? by Kevin Orlin Johnson ISBN: 0345397266 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 10 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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