Kui juba Kompassis jutuks tuli, lisan siiagi lugemissoovituse raamatu kohta, mille suvel Taizés paari päevaga ahnelt läbi lugesin ja mille kohta oskan küll vaid kiidusõnu öelda (isegi, kui ma mõnda asja Scottist teisiti tõlgendaksin). Kõneks on niisiis Scott ja Kimberly Hahni raamat “Rome Sweet Home“.

Scott Hahn was a Presbyterian minister, the top student in his seminary class, a brilliant Scripture scholar, and militantly anti-Catholic … until he reluctantly began to discover that his “enemy” had all the right answers.

Raamatus jutustavad Scott ja Kimberly kordamööda oma lugu teineteisega kohtumisest kuni Kimberly vastuvõtmiseni Roomakatoliku Kiriku perre. Vahepeale jäävad ühise võitluse aastad evangeelse usu eest (sh katoliiklaste “pööramine”), teoloogiaõpingud, koguduste teenimine ning võitlus iseendaga Issanda ees ausaks jäämise ja Tema kutse kuuldavõtmise eest…

I cannot say enough good about this book or the Hahns! As a self described “generic Christian” for many years, I found this book amazingly readable and very fair. Scott has definitely done his research. Although this book was not intended to dispel all the myths about the Catholic faith, it did answer a lot of my questions. [...] If you study the subject with an open mind and heart, you can’t escape how much sense the Catholic faith makes! I think part of the reason that these critics are so nasty and defensive is the fact that they are not only having to defend their position against the Catholic church, but also against the other 25,000 different Protestant denominations. No wonder they feel insecure! On a personal note to ALL Christians: Keep and open mind and heart and study your faith objectively and know WHY you believe what you believe! Too many Christians, Catholic AND Protestants are just “going through the motions” and do not fully understand their faith. I recently made the decision to convert to the Catholic Church and it wasn’t a decision made lightly. I am continuing to study so that I can not only grow stronger in my convictions, but to be able to defend my faith. I highly recommend this book to cradle Catholics as well as recent converts or anyone who has even a passing interest in the faith. God Bless you all!
/Karen Carrathers/

Liigagi tihti võisin Scotti ja Kimberly loos ära tunda iseennast ja oma peret :)

Rome Sweet Home is a touching testimonial of how two VERY anti-Catholic, bible-slinging Protestant seminaries (husband and wife) reluctantly opened themselves to, discovered, and finally accepted the Catholic Church as our Lord’s original and apostolic Church on earth.
/Steven Quigley/

Paar Scotti raamatut on krisost veel tulekul ning kui need osutuvad sama headeks, kui “RSH”, võib Tom Wrighti positsioon minu kaasaegse lemmikteoloogina tõsiselt ohustatud olla :)