My Faith My Life

 2 reviews

Disappointing text with mix of religious and non-religious views

This book states that evolution is true (an atheistic belief not really based on scientific evidence but on stipulative theory), and discounts the account of creation in Genesis (which requires Faith, a Gift of Grace not of works, lest anyone should boast). It introduces Hindu & Budhist practices as acceptable; such as Mantra chanting (never mind the words) and Mandala meditation (just see your dictionary for definition of these terms). It claims that a baby may be saved by baptism alone and that the salvation is due to the godparent not God (who's Holy Spirit is the cause of being born of the Spirit), it minimizes the need for Confirmation (advocated by the Book of Common Prayer, claimed to be used as a reference by this book) where the person of their own free will denounce Satan, the World and the Old Falen nature. This book uses Mahatma Gandhi (a Hindu humanitarian) as an example of a role model - I thought Christians were to follow Christ's example not a human example. I strongly recommend reading: An Outline of the Faith, in the Book of Common Prayer (according to the use of The Episcopal Church - based on the Holy Bible) before reading this book.

Informative teaching guide for all ages

I thought this book was filled with valuable information, too bad the title is "My Faith My Life - A Teen's Guide to the Episcopal Church" because I feel many adults would also benefit from this book. I would like to thank Jenifer Gamber for doing the work and putting a great study guide to help the youth of our churches become active members of our parishes, by growing to become leaders we know they can be. I will be using this material for part of my confirmation curriculum, and will also include it in my pre-teen studies.