Books for familiarizing oneself with other religions (and how they compare to Christianity)

BOOKS RELATED TO ISLAM

“The Bible and the Qur’an” by Jomier Jacques, O.P.

“Islam: A Catholic Perspective” by Catholic Answers

An Introduction to ISLAM A Catholic Answer to the Call of the Minaret by Patrick Madrid and Daniel Ali.

Answering Islam by Norman Geisler and Abdul Saleeb

“Inside Islam: A Guide for Catholics: 101 Questions and Answers” by Daniel Ali (convert) and Robert Spencer http://www.catholicstore.com/search/index.cfm/FuseAction/itemDisplay/SKU/13685/affiliate/catholic-pagescom66

BOOKS RELATED TO JUDAISM

“The Jewish Roots of Our Catholic Faith” (3 tapes or CDs by Rosalind Moss, convert from Judaism…. http://shop.catholic.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-R1863-T.html?E+scstore)

“Salvation is From the Jews: The Role of Judaism in Salvation History” by Roy H. Schoeman

BOOKS ON NEW AGE

“Catholics and the New Age” by Mitch Pacwa, S.J.

“How to Answer Atheists and New Agers” by Father Frank Chacon and Jim Burnham

BOOKS ON JEHOVAH WITNESSES

“Answering Jehovah’s Witnesses” by Jason Evert

“Beginning Apologetics 2: How to Answer Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons” by Father Frank Chacon and Jim Burnham

“Beginning Apologetics 2.5: Yes, You Should Believe in the Trinity” by Father Frank Chacon and Jim Burnham. (Disproves claims by Jehovah Witnesses)

BOOKS ON MORMONISM

“Inside Mormonism: What Mormons Really Believe” by Isaiah Bennett

“When Mormons Call: Answering Mormon Missionaries at Your Door” by Isaiah Bennett

BOOKS ON MOONIES

“Moonie-Buddhist-Catholic” by Thomas W. Case

www.catholic.com/thisrock/1996/9609revw.asp (Scroll down)

www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=5673

www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/09/24/moon/index_np.html?x

(Rev. Moon of the Moonies cult crowned at U.S. Senate building)

BOOK ON RUSSIAN ORTHODOX

“The Russian Church and the Papacy” by Vladimir Soloviev (this 202-page book is an abridgment of Soloviev’s Russia and the Universal Church. Soloviev was committed to the cause of Christian unity)

WEB SITES ON OTHER RELIGIONS

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/Heresies.htm#Buddhism (Info on BUDDHISM, ISLAM and JEWISH religions)

Mohammed and Mohammedanism

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10424a.htm (Catholic Encyclopedia)

http://www.iamonetruth.com/islam.htm (How is Islam different from Christianity?)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/dislam.htm (Understanding Islam)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/testmny.htm (Mohammed: Is his testimony credible? By St. Thomas Aquinas)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/comslam.htm (Answers to Common Mohammedan Objections)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/onislam.htm (Islam by Hilaire Beloc)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/Expislam.htm (Explain the Faith, answer objections)

BUDDHISM

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/budprb.htm (Some problems with Buddhism)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/trefute.htm (Refutation of Buddhism by St. Thomas Aquinas)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/carnate.htm (St. Irenaeus and the Church Fathers refute Buddhism)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/philos.htm (A Philosopher’s Look at Buddhism)

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03028b.htm

HINDUISM

http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/apologetics/ap0008.html (Christianity and Hinduism Compared)

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07358b.htm

MORMONS

http://comparing-views.com/ (Comparing Mormonism)

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10570c.htm

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/morm.htm (Difficult Questions for Mormons)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/mormons.htm (Catholic refutation of Mormonism)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/amorms.htm (Doublethink of Mormons)

JUDAISM

http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?RecNum=5897 (From the Chair of Moses to the Chair of Peter….Hebrew Catholics)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/judsm.htm (Jewish prophecies fulfilled in Jesus)

http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/history/world/wh0028.html (Hitler’s pope?)

http://ic.net/~erasmus/RAZ422.HTM (Old Testament & Jewish Conceptions of the Messiah)

http://www.envoymagazine.com/backissues/4.6/diplomaticcorps.htm (Story of a Jew-turned-evangelical-turned-Catholic)

http://www.catholic.com/seminars/moss.asp (Rosaland Moss gives talks on her conversion to Christianity)

JEHOVA WITNESS

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/jehw.htm (The Incredible Creed of the Jehova’s Witness)

GREEK ORTHODOX

http://www.catholic.com/library/Eastern_Orthodoxy.asp

http://www.tcrnews2.com/likoudis2.html (by James Likoudis)

Recommended book: Ending the Greek Byzantine Schism by James Likoudis

Recommended book 2: Rome and the Eastern Churches by Fr Aidan Nicholas

Recommended book 3: The Orthodox Church by Timothy Ware

http://credo.stormloader.com/jlindex.htm (Links to Orthodox articles)

http://ic.net/~erasmus/RAZ23.HTM (The Orthodoxy Page)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/Othodox.htm (Orthodox Schism)

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/3543/constant.htm (Can there be unity in Constantinople?)

INFO ON INTERCHURCH DIALOGUES (Jewish, Methodist, Orthodox, Lutheran, Presbyterian)

http://www.usccb.org/publishing/ecumenism.htm

LINKS TO ARTICLES ON MANY RELIGIONS

http://www.catholic-pages.com/dir/evangelization.asp

WEB SITES THAT CLARIFY THE CATHOLIC POSITION, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO EVANGELICALS, NON-DENOMINATIONALISTS, FUNDAMENTALISTS, BIBLE ALONE CHRISTIANS, AND OTHER PROTESTANTS

www.catholic.com (Catholic Answers)

www.chnetwork.org (Coming Home Network)

www.cin.org/users/james/

http://www.cin.org/users/james/index.htm

www.newadvent.org/faq (Catholic Encyclopedia)

www.envoymagazine.com (Envoy Magazine)

www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/father/a5.html

http://home.inreach.com/bstanley/index.htm (Catholic Treasure Chest)

www.iamonetruth.com/links.htm (I Am One Truth)

http://ic.net/~erasmus/RAZ206.HTM

http://www.americancatholictruthsociety.com/

http://www.catholicsites.com/beggarking/