Book: The Protestant's Dilemma by Devin Rose

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This is a short comment on the book that is displayed in the login screen on this website. The book was not released until around 3/11/14 and I think I got a copy in record time.

I’ve read half of the book and skimmed the last half. the title is misleading because there isn’t ONE Protestant dilemma, there are many.

Rose has done a good job of highlighting these, as far as he’s explored the subject. As a cradle Catholic, I see the point of each of his essays and I don’t dispute his handling of the Catholic side of the debate.

I’m wondering why this book does not have an imprimatur or nihil obstat? Is that passe these days? Just wondering. Even Pope Benedict XVI’s three books on Jesus didn’t have them (yeah, duh, does the Pope need anybody to review his work? I don’t know, you tell me.)

I suspect that the book’s impact would be greater on a Protestant reader or someone who is considering joining the Catholic Church. I have to take Rose’s word that the issues he raises are BIG issues to Protestants. I don’t find a separate chapter on all the issues related to Mary, but I guess, after all, that is not an issue for Protestants, themselves. It’s more of an open doctrinal question that would be directed towards them. They perceive no dilemma about Mary.

I think this book would fit well on the shelf next to Karl Keating’s Catholicism and Fundamentalism
 
sirach2v4 said:
This is a short comment on the book that is displayed in the login screen on this website. The book was not released until around 3/11/14 and I think I got a copy in record time.

I’ve read half of the book and skimmed the last half. the title is misleading because there isn’t ONE Protestant dilemma, there are many.

Rose has done a good job of highlighting these, as far as he’s explored the subject. As a cradle Catholic, I see the point of each of his essays and I don’t dispute his handling of the Catholic side of the debate.

I’m wondering why this book does not have an imprimatur or nihil obstat? Is that passe these days? Just wondering. Even Pope Benedict XVI’s three books on Jesus didn’t have them (yeah, duh, does the Pope need anybody to review his work? I don’t know, you tell me.)

I suspect that the book’s impact would be greater on a Protestant reader or someone who is considering joining the Catholic Church. I have to take Rose’s word that the issues he raises are BIG issues to Protestants. I don’t find a separate chapter on all the issues related to Mary, but I guess, after all, that is not an issue for Protestants, themselves. It’s more of an open doctrinal question that would be directed towards them. They perceive no dilemma about Mary.

I think this book would fit well on the shelf next to Karl Keating’s Catholicism and Fundamentalism
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So “Sirach2v4” is an alias for Devon Rose. 😉
 
I have it too and will write more when I finish it.

So far though, I like it because he seems to have a good grasp of the doctrinal inconsistencies that I have seen in n-C teaching.
 
I was also wondering why it didn’t have a Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur.
 
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