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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Baker Academic (April 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
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4.0 out of 5 starsI don't know of a better book on the history of Evangelical and Catholic relations
By Michael Dalton VINE VOICE on October 8, 2005
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As an evangelical Protestant I have often wondered what to make of Catholicism. How am I to view it? Am I to side with those who are virulent in their denunciations of it, or should I join with those who try to build bridges to those they see as their brothers and sisters in Christ?

The authors admit that those who tend toward the extremes will not be satisfied with this book, since the authors seem to favor the approach of those who choose dialogue and understanding rather than hostility.

Right from the start the book makes the contention and provides ample evidence "that both in the Roman Catholic Church and in relations between evangelicals and Catholics things are `not the way they used to be.'" Billy Graham is an example. During the 1950's Catholics were discouraged and in some countries even forbidden by their leaders to attend his meetings. Graham was just as strong in his stance against Catholics. By the 1980's Catholic leaders were participating in Crusades, and Graham even began to send decision cards of professed Catholics to the local Catholic archdiocese. In the year 2000, 15 Catholic delegates were officially sanctioned by the Vatican to attend Graham's Amsterdam conference to promote world evangelism.

This is one of many examples in the book given to support the idea that much has changed since the Second Vatican Council. That's not to say that significant differences between the two groups don't remain. The book looks at areas of agreement and differences primarily from a historical point of view. My guess is that you won't find a better book on the history of evangelical and Catholic relations.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsTakes its place in ecumenical dialogue
By Amazon Customer on July 30, 2005
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In the spirit of Unitatis Redintegratio, these authors have embarked on a search of Christian history since the Reformation and how the evangelical Protestant view of Catholics has transformed through three major events: The election of John Paul II and his role in the collapse of communism, the Second Vatican Council, and the 1973 Roe v Wade decision that placed Catholics and Evangicals in America on the same team praying and working towards and end to the horrors of abortion.

The book does not serve to be overly biased towards Protestants or Catholics, but remains very fair in its assessment of the history of both groups and where we stand today. I believe it should take its place on any bookshelf of readers who have a concern for ecumenical dialogue between Catholics and Protestants. Two thumbs up!
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5.0 out of 5 starsHighly Recommended
By Spacemouse on March 26, 2006
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Noll and Nystrom's analysis of Catholic-Evangelical relations is one of the best such works currently available, in that it is both scholarly and charitable. (Other authors on this subject could stand to learn a good deal from Noll and Nystrom's advice about incorporating the three theological virtues in study of Catholic-Protestant differences.) The tone is balanced and fair. The authors are not afraid to offer criticism of Roman Catholicism, but they are strong enough to point out problems within Evangelicalism as well. At times they take quite literally the Biblical injunction to remove the log from one's own eye before pointing out the specks in others.

One caveat to the readers who may be looking for something different: the subtitle may be something of a misnomer. The authors are not so much assessing Roman Catholicism as they are assessing the relationship between Catholics and Evangelicals. This is not a book focused on theological analysis of the remaining doctrinal differences, and it may disappoint readers who are looking for such analysis. Some such analysis does occur in chapters 5 and 9, but as it is brief, it doesn't do justice to many of the issues. (Catholics, for example, will be confused to find so much emphasis put on clerical celibacy, which is not even a matter of doctrine, while the description of the Catholic view of sacraments seems inadequate in several respects. Evangelicals, for their part, may wonder why issues that seem serious are simply passed over briefly.)

What the book does best is offer a history of the changing relationship between the two religious campus and a thorough analysis of how the situation now stands.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsOne is tempted to just say . . .
By Jan P. Dennis on July 23, 2005
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Yes.

That's the simple, if too glib, answer. And the authors, who have taken a good deal of time and care to carefully examine the question, deserve a better response than that. Still, as a former Protestant Evangelical who entered the Catholic Church on the Easter Vigil of 2005, that's the conclusion I came to.

I came to the Catholic Church because I arrived at the point where I could affirm her self-understanding. This came about through a thirty-year process where I looked at the questions dividing Evangelicalism and Catholicism from the point of view of history, theology, and practice. Since Mark Noll is a historian, he seems especially attuned to the strength of the Catholic position, and the weakness of the Evangelical position, vis-a-vis history. Anyone who looks closely at the history of the Church in the first few centuries following Christ's resurrection will see clearly that it very early on takes on a Catholic appearance. From Clement of Rome through Ignatius of Antioch through Polycarp through Justin Martyr through Iranaeus--that is, from about the end of the first century through the end of the second century--the Church increasingly comes to resemble its present shape, in its structure, ecclesiology, liturgy, theology, and sacramental understanding. This is so clearly established that no one, except Protestant liberals like Elaine Pagels and Bart Ehrman, questions it anymore. The difficulty for Protestant Evangelicals is that they accept the theological developments but not the structural, ecclesiological, liturgical, and sacramental developments. The question arises, why accept the one and reject the others?Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsNeo-evangelical ecumenicism at its worst

This dangerous and misleading book subtitles itself as "An Evangelical Assessment of Catholic Theology" [but it seems that Mark Noll rolled over for whatever Carolyn N. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Harrison
1.0 out of 5 starsBetraying the Gospel of Grace

The title of this book is strictly rhetorical. For “evangelical” Mark Noll, the Reformation is not only over but it’s doubtful whether he ever had much if any regard for it. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Tom
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Published 16 months ago by T. S. Myers
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Great and useful book!

Published 17 months ago by James S. Lind
4.0 out of 5 starsA Worthwhile Evangelical Perspective on Catholicism, But a Poor Source...

This book was recommended to me by a friend with a great heart for ecumenism, and I thank him for the recommendation. Read more

Published on August 14, 2014 by Amos Long
5.0 out of 5 starsGood Information

The book is very well written. The author gives good arguments for and against the the Reformation being over or not.

Published on October 8, 2013 by Aaron Y.
4.0 out of 5 starsEvangelicals and Catholics are moving together, but still have many...

I have read a lot of Catholics (or Evangelicals that have converted to Catholicism) lately. So Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom's book is a different take at Catholicism. Read more

Published on July 27, 2012 by Adam Shields
5.0 out of 5 starsA Fascinating Discussion of Evangelical-Catholic Relations

How did it come about that Billy Graham would not have dreamed of having "converts" sent to a Roman Catholic church in the 1950s but by the 1980s those who were making a decision... Read more

Published on June 8, 2012 by Quentin D. Stewart
4.0 out of 5 starsThe title makes you expect something else

This book's title is misleading: it seems to suggest that the authors answer in the affirmative and suggest everyone return to Father Pope and Mother Mary. Read more

Published on July 8, 2011 by Jacob
2.0 out of 5 starsTone of fairness, but disappointing and careless scholarship

From the very beginning of the book, you get the feeling its subtitle should be "Has the Roman Catholic Church Seen the Errors of Its Ways and Become Protestant Yet? Read more

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