Evangelicals and Catholics Together: Toward a Common Mission

by Thomas Nelson

Book Overview

Can evangelicals and Roman Catholics be allies in the culture wars now being waged against Christian beliefs and values?

This courageous book seeks a way to allow sectarian strife between the two groups to give way to a decision to work together to mend the fabric of values that has been relentlessly rent in the last thirty-five years. Here, both evangelicals and Roman Catholic authors ask whether the time has come to present a united front...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849938600
• ISBN13: 9780849938603
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

I pray Catholics and Evangelicals will unite

Any of you out there doubt American culture is in moral free fall? All it takes to confirm this is to turn on the TV or see a movie. Two recent experiences really brought this home to me. I recently saw a movie called "Street Kings" in which the main character, a policeman, actually committed murder. So, was he thrown in jail? Of course not. His fellow police were no better--rapists, thieves, blackmailers and murderers--they were happy to have him in their corner. Just imagine the influence of that movie on teenagers. The other experience was more personal. A young woman I know, who is only 27, was diagnosed with cervical cancer, most likely caused by the STD she has. The same young woman, who came from a good family, by the way, has an illegitimate son by a boyfriend who has now moved on. Her life is so tragic, and so impossible to imagine in the 1950's or earlier. Things must change. That's why I find it discouraging that this well written and compelling book is now out of print. Hey somebody, please reissue! I am a Catholic, and I fully support the idea of Evangelicals and Catholics working together. The numbers of Evangelicals and Catholics combined should be enough to overcome the opposition.

United for a common cause!

Being an Anglican, I am the first to admit that the Catholic church has doctrines I don't agree with. However, so does every denomination. I don't even agree completely on every Anglican Doctrine! The reason I started out with that paragraph, is that this is the attitude the contributors to this book take. The Protestant contributors (Mark Noll, J.I. Packer, Charles Colson) do not wish to become Catholic. Nor do the Catholic contributors (Avery Dulles, George Wiegel) wish to become Protestant. What they do wish to do is come together in unity, especially in para-church organizations. So the basic message of this book is, that while firmly recognizing the points on which protestants and Catholics disagree, as worshippers of the Triune God we need to be unified in today's post-Christian society, and to have meaningful discussions about our beliefs. I really enjoyed this book because of the conrtibutors' willingness to strive for peace and unity, while still holding to doctrinal truth. Of note, the complete "Evangelicals and Catholics Together" statement is included, as well as the list of people who signed the statement (which includes famous men such as Pat Roberston, R.C. Sproul, Thomas Oden, and Bill Bright)

Comments why all Christians should be united

For centuries, one of the Christian Church's (By that I mean all Christians)greatest failings is to bicker as to what seperates us. Such bickerings have sadly included warfare and hatred spanning for generations. In this book several leading Church figures including Charles Colson, Richard John Neuhaus and J.I.Packer, put forward what unites all Christians and why, especially in an age of pluralism and postmodernism assailing the Church, there needs to be a united church. What is also excellent about this book is that there is also no gloss over what seperates Christians, but that one could say that this could be seen as an asset, not a failing. A must read for all Christians, and one with which I strongly urge readers to look at with a prayerful and open mind