Michael Guth - Articles

Robert Blair Kaiser's Cardinal Mahony (pub. 2007): a Book Review

The Roman Catholic Church depicted in CARDINAL MAHONY is so hopeful and inspiring that it comes as a let down when the book is finished, and the reader has to return to reality. I recommend all progressive Catholics read this book, request your local public libraries add it to their collections, and use the book’s themes to discuss the importance of religion and the role the Church should play in our lives. Read

By: Michael Guth | 03/03/2008 | Religion

Anthony Destefano's a Travel Guide to Heaven: Book Review

“If heaven is anything at all, it’s fun.” With that opening line Anthony Destefano sets a tone for his book that turns out to be as much fun to read as the place it is describing. Reading these words in the preface, I was buoyed up with the hope that A TRAVEL GUIDE TO HEAVEN would combine sound theological teachings on the afterlife with a bit of humor and grace – but without the stuffy jargon of philosophers. Destefano does not disappoint his readers. Read

By: Michael Guth | 20/10/2007 | Religion