Answer Me This! [Paperback]

Patrick Madrid (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2003

Straight answers to tough questions about the Faith! Some people who knock on your front door are there to knock your Faith. These visitors have questions about Catholicism, but not because they're curious. They take jabs at your belifes, as they try to persuade you to accept theirs. They want to put you on the spot, knowing that many Catholics have weak spots when it comes to basic religious education. "So why do you Catholics..." "say that Mary remained a virgin?" "refuse to rely on Scripture alone?" "teach papal infallibility?" "worship saints and bow down to graven images?" "claim the Communion wafer is really Jesus?" And the bottom line, again and again: "Where in the Bible does it say...?" Author and noted apologist (that is, defender and teacher of Catholic doctrine) Patrick Madrid has compiled the tough questions Catholics face. They are the one's he's been confronted with time and again. And he presents Bible-based, easy-to-understand, and easy-to-explain answers. Here is how to calmly, charitably, and effectively respond to those front-porch preachers. (And how to answer a sincere and well-meaning family member, friend, or co-worker!)

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor (IN) (September 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931709580
• ISBN-13: 978-1931709583
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #395,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Apologetics Book Yet!, January 16, 2004

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"catholicmom2" (Billings area, MT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Answer Me This! (Paperback)

This book gives excellent -- thorough, concise, and well-documented -- answers to questions that some people have about why the Catholic Church believes and teaches what it does -- especially those aspects of Catholicism with which many Protestants vehemently disagree. The questions in the book are posed exactly as the Protestants who submitted them asked them -- complete with Scripture quotations that supposedly "prove" their position against Catholic teaching; and this book does a wonderful job of answering these questions by quoting the Bible extensively -- as well as very early Christian writings which show that the beliefs that are being defended really do go back to apostolic times. This book also explains where, how, and why the Bible is often quoted out of context to make an argument against certain aspects of Catholic teaching or practice. This book is gentle enough to give to Protestant friends without much fear of insulting them (This is the only apologetics book I've ever given to Protestant friends, even though I've read many different -- and excellent -- apologetics books) I own & have read both "Where Is THAT in the Bible?" and "Why is That in Tradition?" (both by Patrick Madrid), but I think that this book is superior even to those other two excellent books by the same author.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Madrid Hits A Home Run, December 15, 2005

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K. Fontenot "Prairie Cajun Lives!" (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This is the perfect book to give to any of your Protestant friends who question your Catholic faith. In it, Patrick Madrid literally takes fifty of the top questions and arguments that Protestants throw at Catholics to debunk their faith and uses solid, extensive Biblical evidence to answer them. In using the Bible as the primary force in each rebuttal, Madrid uses the one weapon that works best when talking to Protestants. Since Catholic Tradition holds little weight in these arguments, Madrid makes mention of them but always goes to great lengths to use the Bible first and foremost.

Another reason to give this book to Protestants is that Madrid's writing style is a lot easier to swallow than, say, Karl Keating. Though Keating is definitely one of the best Catholic apologists around, he does sometimes come across as a brutish force when defending his faith. Don't get me wrong, his fire is impressive and necessary, but Madrid manages to get his point across without being as blunt as Keating.

Had I read this book before I myself came home to the Church in 2000, it definitely would have been one of the key reasons that I became Catholic. But now I'm glad that I have it to give to any and every person who is interested in the faith.

This is an excellent book and I highly recommend it to both Catholics and non-Catholics. It will not only strengthen your faith as a Christian, it will also make you more prepared to take on a barrage of questions about your faith. Another good book to pick up, and the one that did solidify my decision to become Catholic is "Why Do Catholics Do That?" by Kevin Orlin Johnson. Much like Madrid, Johnson takes an easier to swallow approach in answering questions about the faith. It's highly recommend.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book., September 16, 2004

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Charles F. Martinez (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This is a great book for catholics and non-catholics alike. This is a must-read for anyone who has questions about the catholic faith. The author is very clear and enable you to better defend your faith.