Reviews for Controversies: High-Level Catholic Apologetics

The average rating for Controversies: High-Level Catholic Apologetics based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-04-16 00:00:00 Amanda Folden I received this book for Christmas when I was 7 years old. I was a very advanced reader, but my parents were a bit optimistic about this one. I think I actually noticed it again on the bookshelf three years later and read it. I don't think I liked it much. I was all about girls who dressed up as boys and ran away to sea, or fought as soldiers, but I didn't like Joan. She was too perfect. I remember feeling guilty that If could never measure up, no matter how much I prayed. Oh, wait. Catholic guilt. What do you know.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-05-04 00:00:00 Jamie Jonasson Update: After reading a few children’s books of Joan by secular authors, it was refreshing to read this one again by a Catholic for perspectives such as the following quote, instead of just facts. “All that had happened was God’s work, and he alone should be given the honor for it. He had chosen her not because she merited to be chosen, but because it had pleased him to do so. She was his instrument, and he could drop her at any moment if it pleases him to do so. She was his creature; she belonged to him. He had made her, and all she had was his, not hers. If he chose to take it all away again, she had no right to complain.” Pg137 First reading: I liked learning more about Saint Joan, but I wouldn't recommend this one for reading aloud, unless you can speak French. And we all got a bit confused about who was who. Joan's faith in God is very inspirational. A much better read if reading to yourself.