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Title: The Unauthorized Guide to Choosing a Church by Carmen Renee Berry ISBN: 1-58743-036-3 Publisher: Brazos Press Pub. Date: April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (8 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: How to choose the Right Religion?
Comment: The Idiot's Guide to Choosing the Right Church?
Beware! Most churches only have a limited knowledge about the concept of God and how to earn the best reward in Heaven.
The very best church for you to join is the one that a) knows the most about God and b) has the most "resources" to help you and your family
grow closer to God and c) sets the highest standards to prepare you to excel at this important test of faith called mortal life by
encouraging you to do your best to stay physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
When we stand before God at the final judgement bar, what question will we ask us? You can bet that the first question will sound
like this - did you love Me with all your heart, might, mind and strength? And did you love your neighbor as thyself?
Please remember this tidbit of divine wisdom, none of us mortal men/women are perfect, however,
the more you strive to better fulfill these two key commandments, the greater will be your joy when you enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Now wouldn't you want to join that church which has the most answers and resources about how to excel in life and to take you the farthest along
to path to prepare you for the greatest reward with God? One sign of a true church is its capacity to open up the blessings of God to significantly bless and improve
the quality of life for its followers here in mortality. Also, when we die we cannot take with us any earthly treasures, But we will retain with us
the knowledge, good works and relationships that we have cultivated here on earth. And while most churches are based on the dogmas of men
who wrestle and debate the interpretation of an old book called scripture, the best church is the one that holds the keys to all of the knowledge
and wisdom of God that ever been revealed, that is now being revealed and prepares you for even greater things that have yet to be revealed.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best faith guides I've seen...
Comment: This book has proved to be a treasure to me. I'm a journalist who writes frequently about religion and the way that Berry sorts out, defines and describes the nuances of different styles of Christian worship is terrific! Raised in the Nazarene faith, Berry has grown into the kind of seeking Christian who is able to write clearly and without bias about different aspects of Christian experience. Her descriptions of the differences between "Catholic," "Congregational" and "Wesleyan" churches, for instance, are dead on. She spices up her history with a lot of humor...her portrayal of John Knox is great "I believe he can be best understood as a Scotsman first, and then as a Protestant..." After reading this book, for the first time in my life I feel I really understand the difference between things like "African Methodist Episcopal, "AME Zion," "CME," what makes a church a "holiness" church, what it really means to be "Baptist" as opposed to other Protestant experiences. She offers great tips and perspectives on what you'll experience by attending worship at different churches. This book is ideal for anybody who is searching for a Christian church, researching different Christian denominations, may be looking to return to the Christian fold or just simply wants to understand more about their own faith. One of the few indispensable research books that's also just plain fun to read!
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting but limiting....
Comment: The title is a bit of a misnomer, as this book only looks at CHRISTIAN churches, and is not a overall view of religions worldwide. I checked this out hoping to read a overview of most of the major religions, and was disappointed to see that it only covered Christian churches. Berry is also dismissive of religions that do not follow her own path, such as her comment... "By denying the divinity of Christ, the Unitarian-Universalists moved themselves outside of Christendom, so that's all I'll say about them.." which is short-sighted to say the least (and also not helpful to a reader who was hoping to learn about the various Congregational splits). She also makes sure to put a 'personal story' slamming Congregational churches right in the middle of the Congregation section. Still, biases and obvious limitations aside, the book is an interesting read, and is a good source for those wanting to learn about Christian groups.
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Title: Handbook of Denominations in the United States (Handbook of Denominations in the United States, 11th Ed) by Frank Spencer Mead, Samuel S. Hill, Craig D. Atwood ISBN: 0687069831 Publisher: Abingdon Press Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: RELIGIONS OF AMERICA by Leo Rosten ISBN: 0671219715 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 15 June, 1975 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: So What's the Difference? by Fritz Ridenour ISBN: 0830718982 Publisher: Regal Books Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.99 |
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Title: The Transformation of American Religion: How We Actually Live Our Faith by Alan Wolfe ISBN: 0743228391 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 04 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Jesus Drives Me Crazy! by Leonard Sweet ISBN: 0310232244 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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