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Summary: Some useful information
Review: I am a non-denominational minister and I found the book to be very religious with more of a leaning towards specific religions and not much for a spiritualist, non-denominational minister or someone who isn't interested in being very religious. Well-written though and attractive.
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Summary: Not Really Interfaith
Review: The author was raised as a Roman Catholic and is currently a Spiritual Science minister. This book was her doctoral thesis at the International College of Spiritual and Psychic Sciences.Plum allows her background to severely limit the scope of her book. The vast majority of the material is from the Universal Spiritualist, Roman Catholic, or Liberal Catholic traditions. Other Christian traditions are ignored. The complete lack of anything from the Anglican/Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, for example, seems a glaring omission. Non-Christian traditions comprise perhaps 10-15% of the book. There are brief descriptions of some Jewish, Buddhist, and Islamic holy days, two paragraphs from an Aztec baptism, the traditional Jewish prayers for the dead, a description of Kwanzaa, and two Native American prayers. That's about it, except for some very brief references in the definitions section. If you're looking for a fusion of New Age and Catholic Christianity, this might be the book for you. Otherwise, look elsewhere. I was truly disappointed that this book did not live up to its "Interfaith" title or the positive reviews given by others.
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Summary: a wonderful resource
Review: This is by far my favorite resource for the conduct of nondenominational and inter-denominational wedding and funeral services. Some of the material presented is truly inspiring.
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