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If Protestantism is True

Devin Rose traces his path from a childhood without faith, through a sudden embrace of Protestant belief, to his eventual entry into the Catholic Church. Drawing on a decade of thought and conversation with people on both sides, he makes the case that the Catholic Church is the community founded by Christ.

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The book weighs the claims of Protestant critics and answers them directly. Its chapters cover papal authority, the early councils, which writings belong in Scripture, the Reformers and the sacraments.

Written for Catholics who want to explain their faith and for Protestants who want to test their assumptions, it aims to sharpen both sides' understanding of the questions that divide them.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 180 pages

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