Comments on: book: nothing in my hand I bring http://cafedave.net/cafedave/archives/2008/07/book-nothing-in-my-hand-i-bring searching for good decaf, and describing what happens along the way Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:48:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: dave http://cafedave.net/cafedave/archives/2008/07/book-nothing-in-my-hand-i-bring#comment-40552 dave Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:16:45 +0000 http://cafedave.net/cafedave/?p=4998#comment-40552 @Sarah: you figured out who I meant! very sneaky. @alison: I guess I'm a bit blinded by how used to reading such books: I didn't really notice the tone! I've heard Ray Galea speak (at KYLC, I think), and for him, this seemed fairly restrained. He seemed to do a fairly solid job of explaining the different strands of catholicism - I read his dogmatic style as "what works for him", I guess I figure that someone who is convinced of another belief system won't be too rattled! @Sarah: you figured out who I meant! very sneaky.

@alison: I guess I’m a bit blinded by how used to reading such books: I didn’t really notice the tone! I’ve heard Ray Galea speak (at KYLC, I think), and for him, this seemed fairly restrained.

He seemed to do a fairly solid job of explaining the different strands of catholicism - I read his dogmatic style as “what works for him”, I guess I figure that someone who is convinced of another belief system won’t be too rattled!

]]> By: alison http://cafedave.net/cafedave/archives/2008/07/book-nothing-in-my-hand-i-bring#comment-40551 alison Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:22:39 +0000 http://cafedave.net/cafedave/?p=4998#comment-40551 actually- I don't think you can just give this book to a catholic without the caveat of making sure they read the last chapter first (where he apologises for "yelling"!). His tone is quite strident throughout- some people may find it offensive. Also - not all catholics believe what Ray Galea seems to think they do (in the same way that not all anglicans are sydney evangelicals au fait with JBF etc.) Liberal catholicism is much like liberal anglicanism in many ways. I gave this book to my catholic raised boyfriend and he just did not recognise the catholicism depicted in this book. hope things are well back home! alison 8-) actually- I don’t think you can just give this book to a catholic without the caveat of making sure they read the last chapter first (where he apologises for “yelling”!).
His tone is quite strident throughout- some people may find it offensive. Also - not all catholics believe what Ray Galea seems to think they do (in the same way that not all anglicans are sydney evangelicals au fait with JBF etc.)
Liberal catholicism is much like liberal anglicanism in many ways. I gave this book to my catholic raised boyfriend and he just did not recognise the catholicism depicted in this book.

hope things are well back home!
alison 8-)

]]> By: Sarah http://cafedave.net/cafedave/archives/2008/07/book-nothing-in-my-hand-i-bring#comment-40549 Sarah Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:54:37 +0000 http://cafedave.net/cafedave/?p=4998#comment-40549 That was the weirdest thing about the pilgrimage walk... all those non-pilgrim people yelling and screaming about stuff every Christian believes. :| It was still awesome though! Aww, your "favourite pilgrim". That was the weirdest thing about the pilgrimage walk… all those non-pilgrim people yelling and screaming about stuff every Christian believes. :|
It was still awesome though!
Aww, your “favourite pilgrim”.

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