[Teófilo]

Blunders. Typos. Mine.

[Teófilo]

PING!

[Michael Goldsberry]

An interesting twist between Old and New.

[Unam Sanctam]

I have it on my shelf ... so many books, so little time!

(By the way, just to change briefly into annoying copy-editor mode, "fair" should be "fare" in the last paragraph.)

[RKBA Democrat]

"These masses are unable to tell good from evil even if riding on the train to Auschwitz."

Now THAT's a quote!

[Domestic Church]

It's a favorite here too. Pax et Bonem.

[Thorin]

"Father Elijah" is indeed a great book, which I've read and enjoyed twice.

[Iris7]

Thank you for your kind suggestion.

I was suspicious that O'Brian has written something like "DaVinci Code" or the "taken away" drivel. Instead I hear that this is a serious story about a most serious situation.

[Tax-chick]

Excellent book, we enjoyed it very much. "Overtaken by events," unfortunately, and there's no sequel!

[lastchance]

O'Brien is a wonderful author. I have loved everything I have read by him. I also recommend Bud MacFarlane's series of books. They are " House of Gold", Pierced By A Sword and Conceived Without Sin. The books can be ordered for free at St. Jude's Media
https://secure.catholicity.com/jude/

[redgolum]

Been a while since I read the book, but it was very well written and very interesting. Been thinking about trying to find a copy of his book "The Plague Tales" but have been having a hard time. Have you read that book? Are they as good as Father Elijah?

[PetroniusMaximus]

"The Antichrist may yet be converted to the Gospel."

I find this implausible since the Antichrist's acts, like Judas, are foretold - as is his destiny.

Revelation 19:20
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

[PetroniusMaximus]

"Theologically, this book runs circles around the Left Behind series; Father Elijah: An Apocalypse is not captive to the simplistic Protestant dispensationalism that dominates pop or Evangelical culture today. Plus the dialogue leaves that of the Left Behind series in the dust. Fr. Elijah is deep, while Left Behind is just the epitome of shallowness."


I think many evangelical/protestants would grant that Left Behind is shallow at many points. But let's not confuse a shallow presentation with a substantive theology.

From a catholic perspective, why would dispensationalism would be characterized as shallow?

[Michael Goldsberry]

I purchased this at lunch today and read the first chapter. So far, it looks like a lot of fun.

Right away, I was reminded of Year Zero by Jeff Long.

Thanks for the recommendation!