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Summary: inspiring
Review: Warm and inspiring story of a couple's devotion to God, no matter where He leads. Kimberly's struggle was especially sympathetic. The story of Scott's discoveries, intellectual and spiritual, reads like a good thriller.
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Summary: The Truth Will Set You Free
Review: Former Presbyterian minister, Scott Hahn lays it all on the line in this wonderful book. For those who have heard Hahn's audiotape of his conversion (available free from the Mary Foundation) much of this will not be new material. But it's well worth reading anyway.Hahn's story tells how he came to realize Luther's errors and discover the Truth of Catholicism. A voracious scholar and reader, the reader finds himself being as convinced as Hahn along the way. If you enjoy exciting conversion stories this one is for you! Hahn's wife Kimberly later converted to Catholicism as well.
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Summary: The Church, pillar and foundation of the truth
Review: It's hard to describe the sentiments that fill the soul upon reading this book. I am just simply awed. It confirms what I have sensed all this time. For years, having studied theology on my own just for the interest it arouses although I'm an engineer, I've always been amazed at how the Catholic Faith demonstrates cogency and is intellectually fool-proof. Nothing in it goes against reason although much of it leaves reason breathless as it discovers truths which it could not have discovered by itself alone. Scott Hahn's story strikes me to the core as it shows how any person who makes an honest inquiry into the Catholic Faith is bound to see it cogent and intellectually compelling. And how it fills the heart with hope. It may not demand an immediate submission of the mind but it is certainly a preparation for the reception of the gift of faith. This book is a must for all those who would like to begin this inquiry into the Catholic Church.
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Summary: Moving and honest
Review: There are two types of students: those who memorize and mindlessly spew out by rote, and those who wish to find truth. This is the story of moving from the former to the latter. Being a former Assemblies of God Deacon who has converted to the Catholic Faith, there is much here with which I can identify, having struggled with the same issues. To those who would criticize Dr. Hahn's conversion as too intellectual, too humanist, I would remind you that Calvin and Luther were themselves working within a humanist framework, one which glorified man's intellect, denying the continued action of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church between the time of the death of the Apostles until the 16th century (except, of course, they took details from Augustine as they wished, rejecting the context of his thought - but such is the cafeteria nature of Protestant exegesis)
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Summary: The Hahn's testimony is a true treasure
Review: I am so thankful for Scott and Kimberly. I know I'm not alone in owing a great deal to them for my own conversion to the Church. Captivating and emotional prose, everyone will experience their story first hand. This book will give courage to all those considering conversion, especially those who have family members that have already converted. A must read and a Catholic classic.
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Summary: Free your mind and the truth will follow!
Review: I cannot say enough good about this book or the Hahns! As a self described "generic Christian" for many years, I found this book amazingly readable and very fair. Scott has definitely done his research. Although this book was not intended to dispel all the myths about the Catholic faith, it did answer a lot of my questions. I read all the reviews and was pleased to note that there were very few criticisms. Those that disagreed by claiming that his conversion was "intellectual" and not spiritual or that "he never really understood the reformed faith" are missing the point. If you study the subject with an open mind and heart, you can't escape how much sense the Catholic faith makes! I think part of the reason that these critics are so nasty and defensive is the fact that they are not only having to defend their position against the Catholic church, but also against the other 25,000 different Protestant denominations. No wonder they feel insecure! On a personal note to ALL Christians: Keep and open mind and heart and study your faith objectively and know WHY you believe what you believe! Too many Christians, Catholic AND Protestants are just "going through the motions" and do not fully understand their faith. I recently made the decision to convert to the Catholic Church and it wasn't a decision made lightly. I am continuing to study so that I can not only grow stronger in my convictions, but to be able to defend my faith. I highly recommend this book to cradle Catholics as well as recent converts or anyone who has even a passing interest in the faith. God Bless you all!
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Summary: This book is great for "Cradle Catholics"!
Review: Of course this book is good for cradle Catholics! How liberating it must feel to have someone confirm your bias. It's like a "Cradle Mormon" reading a book on how a Catholic found the "true faith". Forgive my sarcasm but I believe it's necessary to make my point. Let us never reach a conclusion on anything based on our previous biases. Is God against being open-minded? Of course the close-minded attitude of many a Catholic (as well as Protestants) does not nullify the validity of this book. In his book Scott Hahn says during his conversion to Christianity he was fascinated with Martin Luther. Later on he not only claims to have been a Protestant but he also says to have been, "Very Calvinistic". Always having been rather Reformed in his Christianity and having gone to a Presbyterian Seminary one has to ask, why as a Professor could he not defend Sola Scriptura ? On pages 51-52 Dr. Hahn explains this incident. By this point he had concluded sola fide was wrong. What about the other ever so critical issue! Catholic Apologist Robert Sungenis recognizes the importance of this issue in his book, "Not By Scripture Alone". The only reasonable question left to ask is, did Dr. Hahn really understand what he believed when he was a Protestant? My final question of Dr. Hahn is, why did he refuse to debate James White when he was scheduled to do so? After all was not debate used mediator a perfect opportunity for Dr. Hahn to share his knowledge? In conclusion, there are a vast amounts of converts on both sides. May Christ our Savior teach us to be open-minded and be willing to look at the other side.
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Summary: Very Good Book
Review: Dr. Hahn's book is excellent for what it is, a less than 200 page, high-level description of a family's spiritual journey. Motivations whether noble or not, are candidly laid out, and many people will relate to their story and possibly draw inspiration from it. An indepth theological defense or apologetic handbook? No. Was it intended to be? Obviously not. It is to be expected that many readers from Dr. Hahn's previous tradition will not receive it well, when you consider the subject matter (a Presbyterian becoming Catholic). But aside from this initial barrier, for all who are willing to be intellectually honest, and also believe Christianity is a "way of life" -- and not a "system" -- this book will be well worth reading.
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Summary: This is also great for "cradle Catholics" (like us)
Review: My wife and I just finished reading Rome Sweet Home for the third time. The first time we read it to each other. Every time it does the same thing, it makes us so humbly grateful to Jesus for building one holy Catholic Church, which He has protected, defended, and preserved for 2000 years. There's no denomination that can make the same claim for itself. But that's not because we Catholics are any better. We're certainly not. It's only because the Catholic Church is part of Christ's perfect work of salvation. That's what reading Rome Sweet Home has taught us. Thank you Lord.
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Summary: Little wonder anti-Catholics hate this book
Review: Although I'm not a Roman Catholic, I am a reasonable person and a devout Bible-believing Christian, capable of recognizing an airtight biblical case for Catholicism. That's exactly what I found in Rome Sweet Home. For the first time, I also now recognize something else that's even more disturbing, and that is, how foolish I've been in attacking the faith of Roman Catholics with the same kind of blind arrogance exhibited by Pastor Whalen in his review (see below). We need to be honest with ourselves, as Bible Christians, and admit that we have never been able to take Catholics seriously as fellow-believers, mostly because we have never allowed ourselves to be exposed to a sustained presentation of the biblical basis for Catholic beliefs, like Hahn does in Rome Sweet Home. No wonder Pastor Whalen admits to feeling "overwhelmed" and "sick to my stomach". Humble pie has a way of doing that.
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