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Surprised by Truth: 11 Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic
Foreword by Scott Hahn
Basilica Press, 1994
Enlightening and Personal
I really enjoyed this book. It is a collection of personal conversion stories from Roman Catholic converts (protestants, mostly). A great deal of RCC doctrine is discussed, but in the context of the personal accounts. It was helpful to read how other people have ...
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Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
C.S. Lewis
Harvest Books, 1966
How Myth Became Fact for Lewis
The subtitle of the book - "The Shape of My Early Life" - already indicates what this is about: the experiences that shaped Lewis' thinking in his childhood and early years as an adult, up to his conversion to Christianity. It is not meant to be a complete ...
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Surprised by Faith
Don Bierle
Global Publishing Services, 2003
This isn't meant to be a science textbook.
Fortunately, most of the people who have actually read this book can appreciate it for what it is (an understandable application of reason and logic as applied to the concept of God), as opposed to the piece of writing which some individuals incorrectly assert that ...
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Surprised by Christ: My Journey from Judaism to Orthodox Christianity
A. James Bernstein
Conciliar Press, 2008
An excellent primer on Orthodox Christianity!
Surprised By Christ: My Journey from Judaism to Orthodox Christianity succeeds on several levels. The first is as an engaging and fascinating conversion story of a first-generation religious Jewish boy (Conservative Jew) in Queens, New York, raised as he puts it, "in ...
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A Guilty Thing Surprised (Chief Inspector Wexford Mysteries)
Ruth Rendell
Fawcett, 1987
Excellent murder mystery
Terrific vintage Rendell, one of the best Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries. The wealthy and beautiful Elizabeth Nightingale is murdered one night in the woods, and it is up to the intelligent, cantankerous Wexford and his sidekick Burden to solve the crime. This ...
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Surprised By Canon Law: 150 Questions Laypeople Ask About Canon Law
Pete Vere, Michael Trueman, ...
Servant Publications, 2005
Canon Law for the Man or Woman on the Street
Professor Emeritus, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada
Unfortunately canon law is one of the most misunderstood and consequently least appreciated aspects of the Catholic Church. This is true not only for non-Catholics, but also for many Catholics, including many ...
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Surprised by the Voice of God
Jack S. Deere
Zondervan, 1998
Answer to "a Reader" who cries "Perversion"
To be a fair person one should act fairly. Calling a book a "perversion" and citing an article from an antagonistic source is only half the story. It would be objective to cite the answer to that antagonistic source and let the reader who chooses to "check it out" to ...
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Surprised By Truth 2: 15 Men and Women Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons For Becoming Catholic.
Patrick Madrid
Sophia Institute Press, 2000
wonderful
This book was as good as the first. I think it gives a good understanding as to why someone would convert. As a Catholic myself it has made my faith stronger. I bought the book to then pass on to someone who is considering becoming Catholic. I would not however try ...
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Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
N. T. Wright
HarperOne, 2008
Concise Culmination
This is the best theological (not to mention eschatological) book I've read in a long, long time--a very valuable contribution to today's great conversation. Bishop Wright has written some very weighty, well researched and documented works on understanding the ...
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Surprised by the Power of the Spirit
Jack S. Deere
Zondervan, 1996
Good book to open the mind about the power of God today
I've been a Christian 20 years and never really explored the gifts of the spirit. In fact, I once had back surgery during this time and it didn't even cross my mind to go to ask for healing prayer to see if God would heal me so that I wouldn't need surgery! I go to a ...
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Surprised by Jesus: His Agenda for Changing Everything in A.D. 30 And Today
Tim Stafford
InterVarsity Press, 2006
Yes I was surprised
As a new Christian this book brought home who Jesus is. I wanted to know more about him as a man and this book provided great insight to that. The writing is awsome as well. Funny and serious at the same time. Knowledgeable and thought provoking.
Also remember that to ...
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Surprised by Truth 3: 10 More Converts Explain the Biblical and Historical Reason for Becoming Catholic
Sophia Institute Press, 2002
It Converted Me All Over Again
I received this book about 6 days ago in the mail. I would have finished it in less time (I read half of it on the first day), but I didn't pick it up for a few days. What an awesome and moving book!
This is a compilation of conversion stories of folks who converted ...
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Inspirational Writings of C.S. Lewis: Surprised by Joy, Reflections on the Psalms, the Four Loves, the ...
C. S. Lewis
Bristol Park Books, 1991
Reflections on the Psalm By: c.s. Lewis
I need your Help? I need the Book review of Reflection on the Psalm. beccause I did not fine here about the Book of Reflections on the psalm By; c.s. Lewis. it is hard to fine here in Philippines. Pls. Help me? -I need a two-page of summary report of the book. -the ...
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Surprised By Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. Lewis
Terry Lindvall
Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1996
All his life, C.S. Lewis possessed a spirit of individuality. An atheist from childhood, he became a Christian as an adult and eventually gained international acclaim as a respected theologian. Far from being a staid theologian, Lewis exhibited a refined sense of humor in his letters, essays, speeches, and books. It was this humor which broke down ...
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C.S. Lewis and the Search for Rational Religion (Revised and Updated)
John Beversluis
Prometheus Books, 2007
Lewis' Search for Rational Religion Falls Short
Philosophers and theologians have largely tended to ignore the Christian apologetics of C.S. Lewis perhaps because Lewis was neither a philosopher nor a theologian or perhaps due to a reluctance amongst such professionals to engage popular culture and to write for a ...
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