Reviews for The Church and the World: Gaudium Et Spes, Inter Mirifica

The average rating for The Church and the World: Gaudium Et Spes, Inter Mirifica based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-02-03 00:00:00 Alex Booker Second reading: I trudged through the stiff writing again and managed to pull some great information out of this book. Honestly finding subjects of of the Index and flipping to them was much more pleasant than reading cover-to-cover. First reading: When I first discovered this book I was very excited about the concept and I quickly borrowed it from my local public library. Taylor's data-oriented, technical writing in the preface was appropriate...and I was so disappointed to discover this writing style continued throughout the book. The disjointed sentences and stiff descriptions run counterintuitively to the fluid material. Reading about sisters' rituals written in detail akin to labspeak made them seem ridiculous and alien. I really wanted to enjoy this book, but the writing ruined it for me

Review # 2 was written on 2014-04-30 00:00:00 John Faragher The topic of ecologically minded nuns is fascinating, and the book is well written. I only made it through the introduction and 1.5 chapters before I had to return it to the library. (this is an academic book, which explains the slow pace. There is a lot of information, (names, mostly) in here that I slowly started skipping in an attempt to get further and understand the larger picture. I'll definitely pick it up again sometime)