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Kenneth Brighenti

Auteur van Katholicisme voor dummies

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Werken van Kenneth Brighenti

Katholicisme voor dummies (2011) 620 exemplaren
Saints For Dummies (2010) 61 exemplaren
The Everything Bible Book (2004) 59 exemplaren
Catholic Mass For Dummies (2011) 44 exemplaren
Women in the Bible For Dummies (2005) 39 exemplaren
John Paul II For Dummies (2006) 27 exemplaren

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Didn't include the complete text of the Western Rite (which, for a book about the Mass seems a glaring oversight). Also, the sections on vestments, liturgical gear, and architecture would have been a lot better if they had included pictures.

All in all, I feel that someone who is a newcomer to the Mass wouldn't have any better idea of what goes on at Mass having read this book.
 
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shannonkearns | Jul 5, 2012 |
I read this book because I'm studying some things that require an understanding of several areas of Roman Catholic doctrine: I’m a Methodist, and I needed help.

This book is a basic introduction to the subject. It doesn’t claim to be anything more, and it does its job well. It could do with updating, but it’s pretty comprehensive and it does what is says on the tin. I found the clear, concise explanations of the theology of peculiarly Roman Catholic practices and doctrines - prayer to the saints and the Immaculate Conception, for example - extremely helpful.

My main quibble is that when the book gets off the subject of ‘what Catholics do/believe’ and starts making comparisons with other Christian denominations (which only happens occasionally), it has a tendency to be a bit dismissive and to make generalisations about both ‘what Protestants believe’ and ‘what Protestants think Catholics believe’. Maybe this Protestant is a bit touchy - or possibly it’s just a question of what many Catholics think most Protestants think all Catholics believe. In which case, the authors are probably right. At least, they are if I’ve managed to keep track of all the sub-clauses in that sentence and say what I meant to say.
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Eat_Read_Knit | 1 andere bespreking | May 2, 2010 |
20 centuries of tradition, practices, and rules in one little primer. Its a fair place to star anyway. :-)
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ElTomaso | 1 andere bespreking | Jun 18, 2006 |

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