Finding Home: Stories of Roman Catholics Entering the Episcopal Church

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Summary: Biblical Arguments Missing
Review: I purchased this book as I was considering converting from the Roman Catholic Church but after reading this book I changed my mind. The stories are sincere but are often based simply on the persons views of the RC which may or may not be clearly indicative of the Church's real teachings. I was expecting a volume which like - Surprised By Truth Vol 1&2, gave the testimonials of former Protestants who became Catholic after providing detailled biblical reasons for their conversions. Which often entailled giving up lucrative ministries and careers in their former denominations.
I learned a few things about the EC but not enough to justify a conversion in good conscience.

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Summary: Personal, and not offensive
Review: This book was fairly helpful, and as a Roman Catholic(in transition) not very offensive, especially compared to many outlandish works such as Boettner's Roman Catholicism.
This book really brings up good points, and while reading it, I several times thought "Wow, I can really relate to that" since it is from the perspective of everyday former Roman Catholics.
And, Roman Catholicism is not the world's largest religion because it is nessicarily something great. It dominates where it was once the state-enforced religion. You don't find many Englishmen, Swedes, Lutherans, and especially Russians or Muslims flocking to Catholicism.
The book is keen to point out that these people were born into Roman Catholicism and taught there was nothing more, and I know that really does keep most Roman Catholics from ever thinking of stepping into a fine place like an Episcopal Church.
I'm glad I read the book.

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Summary: Not For Serious Readers
Review: This is a poorly concieved book. The priest who wrote this seems to think ambiguity is a virtue. As a person who grew up Roman Catholic, I would find no reason from this book to join the Episcopal Church. I was looking for scriptural or historical reasoning. I found feel good stories that contradicted each other. One person complained about 'Romanish fads' such as holding hands during the Our Father. Another cherished his time at a church that had a clown mimic the Priest during a service. Huh? If you want a serious reason for converting to the Episcopal Church, talk with a Priest. If you want to recommend a book to keep people in the Roman Catholic Church and out of the Episcopal one, I'd recommend this.