
A Philadelphia Catholic to King James's Court: Discussion/Study Guide
Martin de Porres Kennedy




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The study guide which accompanies the book. Very good.
Great story on how an orphaned Catholic kid is sent to live with Protestant Uncle,
who then gathers his elders around the kid in an attempt to bully him to denounce
Catholicism.
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Great story on how an orphaned Catholic kid is sent to live with Protestant Uncle,
who then gathers his elders around the kid in an attempt to bully him to denounce
Catholicism.
La Salle student's review, April 24, 2000
Reviewer: Kevin Magarity from Oreland, Pennsylvnia
This was a great book that taught us a lot about the Protestant and Catholic faiths. I am a Catholic and this book still taught me a lot about Catholicism. Even though it was a good book the plot was still hard to believe. The book is about a boy from Philadelphia and his father dies in a fire. The boy moves to Kentucky for the summer with the rest of his family. In Kentucky his cousins and everyone else are all Fundamentalists and they would all love to see him and his family convert to Fundamentalism. The boy, Michael, ends up getting into a few arguments with some Fundamentalists that have studied the bible for many years. The part of the plot that I find hard to believe is how a 17 year old boy can study and learn all about the bible in a few weeks, but Michael has some great arguments defending the Catholic faith and I suggest that you read this book.
Philadelphia Boy Defends his Faith in Kentucky, April 17, 2000
Reviewer: Jon Molinaro from Philadelphia, PA
In the novel Philadelphis Catholic and King James's court, a teenage boy travels from his
home town of Philadelphia to his uncles roral area of Kentucky. I felt that the book showed
its reader, Catholic and Non-Catholic alike a different view upone what Catholics believe.
Not only can you learn from the book but you can also get a different account towards
other views of the Bible. I felt it was a good read for all those people who are
interested in understanding the many differences between the many Christian Denominations.
It not only shows the average person an easy way to learn about faith, but it also
throws in an interesting plot line to move everything alone. I would say that the book
could carry its plot with the story very well, but there were some points in the novel
where the plot may have conversed with true fact and caused a unrealistic effect.
Over all it was a good read for a person with an elastic understanding towards the
different views of Christian denominations.

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