Nuts & Bolts: A Practical Guide for Explaining and Defending the Catholic Faith [Paperback]

Tim Staples (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1999

Step-by-step answers to 14 of the common arguments posed to Catholics, like the Divinity of Christ, the Eucharist, Confession, means of salvation, and 10 more.  Learn how to engage in apologetics with confidence and effectiveness.  Packed with scriptural evidence for Catholicism, this charitable book teaches you the basics of apologetics.  This book is very effective because it shows how non-Catholics think and it uses Scripture to provide powerful responses.  With insights as a former Evangelical Protestant, Tim Staples is one of the leading apologists today.

Product Details

• Paperback: 137 pages
• Publisher: Basilica Pr (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964261022
• ISBN-13: 978-0964261020
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is my third-favorite Catholic book!, October 11, 2004

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Russell Yount (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nuts & Bolts: A Practical Guide for Explaining and Defending the Catholic Faith (Paperback)

(After the Bible and the Catechism, of course.) This book is an excellent starting point for people seeking to learn more about their Catholic faith. It's short enough to read in its entirety in a few evenings, yet it's chock-full of valuable, orthodox teaching presented in a down-to-earth, average-Joe style. In fact, I think that's just the point: we don't need advanced degrees in theology to understand and explain our Catholic faith.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written and very descriptive from a Biblical standpoint, April 13, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Nuts & Bolts: A Practical Guide for Explaining and Defending the Catholic Faith (Paperback)

Tim Staples focuses on the Bible to support Catholic Doctrine. All of the chapters and arguments are in the context of debates between a Catholic and a non-Catholic. Even though Staples portrays the Catholics in the debates as negative and severally critical individuals towards the Catholic Church, his picture is fairly accurate. I am of course speaking from personal opinion. I found the arguments made in "Nuts and Bolts" to be similar, if not identical to those that are always made by fundamentalists and non-denominationals towards Catholics.
A previous reviewer seemed to think that this was very imaginitive and that Staples wasn't speaking from personal experience. However I can tell you that from personal experience that the situations he describes are arguments that most passionate Catholics have with fundamentalists and non-denominationals. Chances are that Staples is speaking from experience.

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Book, April 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Nuts & Bolts: A Practical Guide for Explaining and Defending the Catholic Faith (Paperback)

Truth be told, I am Catholic. I loved this book since it sets up so many real life scenarios of how a Catholic can defend the faith to non-Catholics. Tim has an addictive way of writing. And having heard him lecture I know where this energy comes from - his love for the Catholic Church.

While I can imagine how some would take offense to the "Catholics always win the argument" style of the book I will only respond by saying this...

When I hear anti-Catholic arguments such as silly statements like, "why do you 'worship' Mary" my faith grows stronger since I know the truth. For someone to take offense to this book they may want to make sure they aren't really upset because the arguments Mr. Staples make are difficult, if not impossible, to dispute.

Buy the book and judge for yourself.

Pax Christi