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Summary: A True Dominican
Review: Benedict Ashley is a Dominican, a member of the Order of Preachers. Like one of his most famous predecessors, St. Thomas Aquinas, he reveals a tremendous intellectual comprehension and organization. Perhaps he attempts something here even greater than the synthesis of Catholic doctrine and Aristotelian realism, as he compares and contrasts the major world views and value systems, Humanism and Confucianism, the Emanation religions (Buddhism and Hinduism), and the Creation religions (Judaism, Islam, Christianity). This is not merely a "religions of the world" survey, however, as Ashley provides a system to determine which of these world views and value systems passes the test of universality, unity, holiness, and apostolicity (growth as development of historical background). According to that system, Ashley presents an apologetic that only Christianity, in the form of the Roman Catholic Church, fulfills those goals. Ashley is brilliant, not always as a stylist, but certainly as a thinker, as he examines these world views and value systems with intellectual rigor and practical criticism. It's a fascinating exercise; for one in Ashley's choir, who has never really been outside, I wonder how effective it would be. It seems like a good guide to making a choice of what world view and value system to choose and follow. I've made my choice, and Ashley certainly confirms that it is the right one.
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Summary: Wrong choice
Review: For those who think that Catholicism is the right choice, they only need to read the writings of Vincent Cheung of Reformation Ministries International, who invincibly defends Reformation Christianity. Search the web for his name or organization. All his books are free for download.
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