Catholic Review of: The Truth of Catholicism

I originally purchased The Truth of Catholicism by George Weigel as a textbook for an introductory course in Catholicism while in my freshman year of college. This book was very informative. It addresses ten of the most common questions that will be asked about Catholicism in the book’s ten chapters:

-    Is Jesus the Only Savior?: Christ and the Conquest of Our Fears
-    Does Belief in God Demean Us?: Liberation and the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Jesus
-    Liberal Church? Conservative Church?: Why Catholicism Is Not a “Denomination,” and What That Means
-    Where Do We Find the “Real World”?: Liturgy and the Extraordinary Ordinary
-    How Should We Live?: The Moral Life and the Laws That Liberate
-    How Should We Love?: Celebrating the Gift of Sex
-    Why Do We Suffer?: Redeeming the World and Its Pain
-    What About the Rest of the World?: Other Christians, Other Religions
-    Is Catholicism Safe for Democracy?: Living Freedom for Excellence in Public
-    What Will Become of Us?: Saints and the Human Future

I will admit that when I first picked this book up to read for my college class I was thinking: “great, another book on Catholicism that will probably be boring and dry.” Much to my surprise, this book was anything but “boring and dry.” It isn’t just a book stating the bare facts and then moving on to the next subject. It also isn’t a book that gives a lot of detail on each topic but it does leave you hungry to learn more. The book is what, simply put, I would call an engaging read. Instead of pretending there is no controversy on the points that make up the Church, Weigel points out what is said against the Church and then defends the Church.

I invite you all, as Weigel says to come, “have a look at the Catholic Church from inside the convictions that make Catholicism what it is.”

 

You can purchase this book here.