Do you ever read about other religious denominations?

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I stay away from protestant writings, generally. I’ve read the BoM and Quran a bit, but lately I’ve been studying Saints Chrysostom and Augustine, so it’s all been Catholic.
 
Yes I do. For example, I have the “Handbook of Denominations in the United States” by Frank S. Mead, which is a good introduction to the many religious denominations here. But mostly, I read about other religions and denominations as they are explained by Catholic authors, rather than by authors from those various religions. One of these Catholic authors is John Renard, S.J., professor of Islam and religious studies at St. Louis University. He wrote the “Responses to 101 Questions” series of books that deal with Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism, all from Paulist Press. Another is “World Religions; Beliefs Behind Today’s Headlines” by Fr. John T. Catoir. I do have a copy of the Quran and the Book of Mormon, but I only use them occasionally as reference sources.
 
I’m more interested in why certain areas have what religious groups- the migration of people.

The relative few number of Catholics in the Carolinas has nothing to do with the anti-catholicism of the people there- but do to the fact that there were few jobs in that area during the big periods of immigration from Catholic lands.
 
The history of the early Church, including the historical background to the New Testament and the Apostolic Age, is a subject that I find particularly compelling. A list of recent authors in this field would include names such as Richard Bauckham, Helen Bond, N.T. Wright, and Martin Goodman. Going back a few years, there are earlier writers such as Joachim Jeremias, Martin Hengel, and Harold Hoehner. Going back further still, I have recently downloaded three highly readable books by Edwin Hatch. Not a Catholic among them. A rare exception is Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, but he focuses rather narrowly on archeology.
 
No, because I was Protestant before I became a Catholic.so I know first-hand what Baptists,Presbyterians,and Methodists believe.i changed denominations many times before deciding to convert to Catholism via RCIA.
 
Yes I do. I have a considerable library of such books and videos.
I take secular religious couses at my community college which puts other religious traditions on equal levels…very interesting insights into other faiths come to the forefront when the "magic"and “miracles” are not part of the class.
 
As part of a comparative religion course, yeah. Christianity has evolved in some interesting ways over time and cultures.
 
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