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Joe
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| Joined: | Tue Feb 27th, 2007 |
| Location: | Australia |
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| First Name: | Joe | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | Catholic, Lapsed, Uniting Church, Revert |
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Posted: Tue Apr 3rd, 2007 11:57 pm |
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At the request of my protestant wife, I have just completed reading Phillip Yancey's book "Something Amazing About Grace". In general I think it was quite good and tended to parallel the Catholic ideas about God's Grace. However, I felt it was a little simplified and tended to waffle, but nothing that I could concretely put my finger on.
I noticed that there were a number of sly negative comments about Catholics, but he frequently quoted authors such as Thomas Merton and GK Chesterton without acknowledging their allegiance to Rome.
My question is - Has any body else read this book or any others by Yancey and what is your opinion of them and the author?
Joe
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cdunh
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| Joined: | Mon Nov 20th, 2006 |
| Location: | Arkansas USA |
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| First Name: | Cal | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | methodist to Catholic |
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Posted: Sat Apr 7th, 2007 02:43 pm |
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| I read a review and "study guide" for the Yancey book, but have not had an opportunity to read the book itself. Prematurely, on my part, I am disposed to view the book as "nice" but superficial. The content, as identified in the detailed review, looks like a lot of "opinion" books which may not be so scholarly as they are "fuzzy". Usually, for me, the publishing house gives a clue to the books credibility. I like to know, too, if the book is intended to be scholarly, persuasive, or just entertainment. I can imagine the book might be a good "coffee table book" when the "ladies guild" come for tea. (Now, I apologize for my premature opinion. I betray the standard which I wish to impose upon Yancy.)
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Juan
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| Joined: | Tue Oct 17th, 2006 |
| Location: | Texas USA |
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Posted: Sat Apr 7th, 2007 04:02 pm |
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This is a great opportunity to return the favor. You might want to give her a similar book by a Catholic author.
Woman of Grace: A Bible Study for Married Women (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Grace-Bible-Study-Married/dp/096632238X
Inspirational fiction for Catholic women:
http://www.bezalelbooks.com/BezalelBookstore.htm
Sincerely,
Juan
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