{"product_id":"a-biblical-defense-of-catholicism-9781928832959","title":"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA biblical defense of the Catholic faith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis exciting book shows that, far from straying from the Bible, Catholicism is eminently and thoroughly biblical. Indeed, Catholicism is the only Christian religion that is in full conformity with what the Bible clearly teaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo demonstrate this, Catholic author Dave Armstrong (a former Protestant campus missionary) focuses on those issues about which Catholics and Protestants disagree the most: the role of the Bible as a rule of faith, whether we are justified by faith alone, whether doctrine develops, what the Eucharist really is, veneration of Mary and prayer to the saints, the existence of purgatory, the role of penance in salvation, and the nature and infallibility of the papacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking patiently, systematically, and, above all, charitably (and citing Church councils, the Church Fathers, canon law, and the \u003ci\u003eCatechism of the Catholic Church), \u003c\/i\u003e Armstrong begins his comprehensive examination of each of these disputed issues with an authoritative explanation of what the Catholic Church actually teaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, with skill and tenacity, he subjects each Catholic teaching to microscopic scrutiny, measuring its conformity with the Bible. Armstrong's rigorous, Scripture-packed analysis relies on hundreds of Bible passages (including verses from 229 of the 259 chapters in the \u003ci\u003eNew Testament!), \u003c\/i\u003e shedding light on the meaning of those passages as well as on the meaning and truth of the doctrines in question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result? With a mastery of Scripture equal to that of the most committed Protestants, Armstrong demonstrates that the Catholic Church is the \"Bible Church par excellence,\" and that many common Protestant doctrines (such as \u003ci\u003esola Scriptura)\u003c\/i\u003e are in fact themselves not biblical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a book that challenges Protestants to reconsider their anti-Catholic assumptions; and that will lead Catholics to turn with greater confidence to Scripture, where they will find a powerful biblical defense of their Catholic faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDave Armstrong is a Catholic writer, apologist, and evangelist who has been actively proclaiming and defending Christianity for more than twenty years. Formerly a campus missionary, as a Protestant, Armstrong was received into the Catholic Church in 1991 by the late, well-known catechist and theologian Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Armstrong's conversion story appeared in the best-selling book Surprised by Truth, and his articles have been published in a number of Catholic periodicals, including The Catholic Answer, This Rock, Envoy, Hands On Apologetics, The Coming Home Journal, and The Latin Mass. His apologetic and writing apostolate was the subject of a feature article in the May 2002 issue of Envoy. Armstrong is the author of the books A Biblical Defense of Catholicism and More Biblical Evidence for Catholicism and of forty-four apologetics articles in The Catholic Answer Bible. His website, Biblical Evidence for Catholicism (www.biblicalcatholic.com), online since March 1997, received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from Envoy, which also nominated Armstrong himself for Best New Evangelist. Armstrong, his wife, Judy, and their four children live near Detroit, Michigan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50445942391058,"sku":"9781928832959","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3bac8eac-c46e-49d2-9371-7649f24f3263.jpg?v=1729704753","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-biblical-defense-of-catholicism-9781928832959","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}