Comments on: Book Review: The Sacred Meal by Nora Gallagher

By: Angie @ Many Little Blessings

Angie @ Many Little Blessings — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:53:06 +0000

Having been Episcopalian for my whole life, up until just before I was 30, many of the things that you said about this book sounded very much like the feelings at the parish that I was at for the last 15 of those 30 years. (Not to say all parishes are like that, but the one I was at definitely was.) It was the very kinds of things that made it to where we were dragging ourselves to attend church, even though we were only going about once a month. Then, we finally just decided that enough was enough, and we converted to Catholicism. My only regret was that I put it off conversion so long just because I was scared to leave what was familiar. Sorry that you had to make it through the whole book! .-= Angie @ Many Little Blessings´s last blog ..A Guide for 2010 =-.

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:03:36 +0000

@Heather,
Thanks for your input. Now you can serve as my resident Episcopalian.
You give a good reminder not to associate N. Gallagher’s view with that of the Episcopal church as a whole. (I don’t BTW.)

By: Marsha

Marsha — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:21:58 +0000

Thanks for the honest review. There are many books in a “Christian” bookstore that are far from Christian! We should all compare the books we read to the ultimate authority– God’s Word!
.-= Marsha´s last blog ..The Jacket =-.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:10:43 +0000

LOL just the title screams Episcopalian. I knew the author was Episcopalian long before you said she was!

I’m a life-long Episcopalian and that means I have some very specific views on what the Eucharist means. Think of a very Roman Catholic tradition with a Protestant theology.

There are many conservative Episcopalians with a healthy protestant, Biblical perspective. So, please do not associate this point of view as true of the entire church at large.

That is why the Episcopal Church USA is at such odds- those who are more liberal minded and those more conservative Biblically are at huge odds right now.

Heather

By: Jolanthe

Jolanthe — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:46:28 +0000

Yikes! Glad to hear this! .-= Jolanthe´s last blog ..Handbell Strikeforce =-.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:34:59 +0000

Thomas Nelson has had some, um, interesting, book review choices lately. Glad I didn't choose this one. That's for the review. .-= Kristen´s last blog ..Do you have a song in your heart? =-.

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:05:26 +0000

@Deb — You know I’m a die hard Protestant. Human depravity is one of the five pillars of reformed theology.

I appreciate your input. You are my “resident expert on the Orthodox church.” I’d love to hear what you think of this particular book if you read it. In fact, as I read it I thought of YOU and wondered about your take on it all. The things she described in taking communion were very far from the Methodist and Baptist (and even non-denom, Charismatic) styles of partaking.

By: DebD

DebD — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:46:14 +0000

I’m also reading a book that I’m struggling to enjoy whole-heartedly. While there are some wonderful nuggets, I wrestle with the author’s post-modern feminist theology. Fortunately, I think I’m finding more gems than duds with my book – I just hope it continues.

For there record…the Orthodox church does not agree with the theology of total depravity. That is a late addition. But, I don’t think we would agree with Ms. Gallagher’s take either. We certainly do need a Savior!
.-= DebD´s last blog ..Around the House =-.