Mimi M. (mimima) reviewed The Truth: What Every Roman Catholic Should Know About the Orthodox Church (Faith Catechism) on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
For background on this review, I have been Orthodox for 15 years. I have a Catholic background, am greatly appreciative of the liturgy and the devotions that I observed growing up, and if I were not Orthodox, would probably be Catholic.
However, there are theological reasons that I am not Catholic, and this book summarizes them very well. Unfortunately, this book is also written as much more of a rant than a catechism, has a terribly off-putting tone, and is just poorly written and edited. If I were exploring Orthodoxy and came across this book, I would run from instead of run to the church.
Although, I would like to say that the author has included several very interesting source texts that I greatly appreciated reading, and did find value in them. I'd recommend, however, getting your knowledge from the works cited, and not from this book.
(copied from my Goodreads review)
However, there are theological reasons that I am not Catholic, and this book summarizes them very well. Unfortunately, this book is also written as much more of a rant than a catechism, has a terribly off-putting tone, and is just poorly written and edited. If I were exploring Orthodoxy and came across this book, I would run from instead of run to the church.
Although, I would like to say that the author has included several very interesting source texts that I greatly appreciated reading, and did find value in them. I'd recommend, however, getting your knowledge from the works cited, and not from this book.
(copied from my Goodreads review)
