Bruce S Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 (edited) I love to read, always have. The other nite, while plowing through another book [unimportant which one] it suddenly struck me that the author .. and MOST of the authors of the books I had recently wrote, actually HAD A DENOMINATION, yet it never came up in their books, they were Christian books, not denominational books. So, the question here, on the floor, for the "Uber-Catholics" is.... Do you read general "Christian Books" or do you shun them, and look for the IMPRIMATURE mark before buying a book on religion? Is it important that you keep "pure" in your readings? Edited January 26, 2004 by Bruce S
God Conquers Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 As long as they're good, i'll read'em. Anna provided an excellent example. Also, not all Catholic authors recieve impramateur.
dUSt Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 It doesn't really matter what denomination people are. I like to read everything. I love to read Church history though, and it's kinda hard to find non-Catholic Christian authors before 1500.
Paladin D Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 I don't mind other purchasing non-Catholic Christian books, but there are few who I would feel comfortable buying.
Brother Adam Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Fromwhat I understand most Catholics enjoy Billy Grahams books
M.SIGGA Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 I love reading too. I only refer to the Imprimatur and Nihil Obstat when it's something on doctrine, like the Summa or an Encyclical or something like that. Since I like reading fiction and inspiration 90% of the time, all the other stuff doesn't really matter as long as it's not specifically focused on anti-Catholicism. I like reading Reformation stuff out of personal interest, like Luther's Three Treatises, but some of that stuff I don't touch because I would need a theologian or a class to explain the situational stuff to me. C.S. Lewis is all around amesome. Peace with God by Billy Graham is awsome and Becomming a Contagious Christian is pretty cool and really useful. I have Bishop T.D. Jakes' inspirational men's notebook if that counts for anything.
willguy Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Not a fan of Billy Graham, so I've never read his books (though I like him better than his son). Read the Left Behind books for quite a while. Decent fiction, poor theology. I'm also wary of "fad" books (Prayer of Jabez, Purpose Driven Life, This Present Darkness, etc). I read "Prayer of Jabez for Teens" and it was basically a health and wealth gospel. I prefer something that's stood the test of time and scrutiny, not the latest fad.
Jake Huether Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 Honestly, there are so many good Catholic books it's hard for me to rationalize reading something that quite possibly could contain error. Not saying that Catholic books are necessarily inerrant, but it's a little less stressing to always have my "heresy" fiddler on. There is one exception though, and I can't wait to get my hands on it. I'm not sure of the official title yet but it's by a Baptist named Adam! ;)
Theoketos Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 John Elderage, who authored "Wild at Heart", is some worth reading. Although I am really tied to classical scholar ship, so I love reading the patristics, and as they are all Catholic, I usually just read Catholic stuff.
willguy Posted January 26, 2004 Posted January 26, 2004 I've heard of that one Jake. It's supposed to be a really amesome, balanced book. I heard the author is a really great guy, and his wife's cool too.
bookofjohn Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 I read books by C.S. Lewis(Mere Christianity), Selwyn H. and Trevor J. (Cover To Cover), Lee Strobel(Case for Christ) and Eugene H. Peterson(The Message, NT). Currently reading: "The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren"! My discipler encourages me to read a fair amount of books by Catholic as well as Protestant authors. But generally I do love books by Protestant/ex-Protestant(Scott Hahn) authors because their style of writing is very refreshing! :lol:
phatcatholic Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 i read the Bible, but then again, I guess that's a Catholic book.... ;)
Sojourner Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 I generally pay attention to what religious affiliation a particular author has, because I think it does influence his or her perspective on certain issues. But I read non-Catholic writers on a fairly regular basis. A few months back, I read a fantastic book by Miroslav Volf, who's not Catholic; I also enjoy Madeline L'Engle, C.S. Lewis, Frederick Buechner, and Dorothy Sayers.
cmotherofpirl Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 Wasn't Dorothy Sayers Catholic? I love Lord Peter!
Sojourner Posted January 27, 2004 Posted January 27, 2004 (edited) Everything I've read indicates she was a lifelong Anglican. If you know otherwise, I'd be delighted to hear it. ^_^ Edited January 27, 2004 by Sojourner
Donna Posted January 28, 2004 Posted January 28, 2004 My favorite authors are militant Catholics, but not always are my favorite books about the faith. I don't read religious books by non-Catholics, generally. Grin.
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