Roman Catholicism [Hardcover]

Loraine Boettner (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 466 pages
• Publisher: Presbyterian & Reformed Pub Co; 24th edition (June 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875521304
• ISBN-13: 978-0875521305
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #963,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good for a bookend and not much else, October 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Roman Catholicism (Hardcover)

Lorriane Boettner has no clue as to what he is talking about. I was on the verge of leaving the Church and then I read his book. Looked up the facts and realized how off-base he is. If you want inaccuracy, distortion, illogic, and straw man arguments read this book. But if you want the Truth then ignore this books and read "Catholicism and Fundamentalism" by Karl Keating, "Fundamentals of the Faith" by Peter Kreeft, and "Rome Sweet Home" by Scott and Kimberly Hahn. I would give this no stars, but I can't.

26 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How can anyone take this book seriously?, May 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Roman Catholicism (Hardcover)

This book is based totally on prejudice. How could anyone take it seriously? I nearly laughed out loud when I saw people recommending it as a book to learn more about Catholicism, but they were serious. I hope they are seriosly misinformed about Catholic teaching, so it's not totally their fault. If that's the case, then I suggest they read the Catechism (so they can know what the Catholic Church actually teaches). However, if they do know what Catholics believe, then I want to know why they feel it necessary to instead look to a book filled with straw-man arguements, misquotations, misrepresentations, lies, deceit, etc. such as this one? The only reason I can think of is if they're afraid of the truth. Now don't get me wrong. I have no problem with people simply disagreeing with Catholicism; that's one thing. Many Protestants have sincere questions about Catholicism. But this book is more than simply disagreement; this is plain trash. It relies on people's total ignorance and prejudice. If anyone thinks this book is an "excellent book", then I think they need to do a little more research. Because either they are very ignorant of Catholic teaching, or they just like Catholic-bashing (as opposed to honest disagreement, which many good Protestants have).

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Interested in the real history?, October 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Roman Catholicism (Hardcover)

If you're curious about the real history of Christianity and the development of Christian doctrine, start with "Early Christian Writings" published by Penguin Books. This book contains the writings of the immediate disciples of the Apostles, including Ignatius of Antioch. From there, branch out into the other Ante-Nicene Church Fathers, like Justin Martyr and Irenaeus, and continue into the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers like Athanasius, Jerome, Augustine, and John of Damascus. Check out Eusebius' "History of the Church (Ecclesiatical History)" also available from Penguin, and Jurgens' "Faith of the Early Fathers vols. 1-3." Why read a modern Prebyterian like L. Boettner when there are so many ancient Christian writings available (through Amazon.com)?