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Title: a bit dated, but still the best antitdote to fundamentalism
Review: Karl Keating's book is a handy reference for anyone who has come away from a conversation with a Fundamentalist absolutely frustrated. All of the chapters are coincise and describe a particular ministry (like Mission To Catholics), a particular doctrine or devotion (i.e. Marian dogmas, Infant Baptism) or the sourcebook that most Fundamentalists draw some of their more venomous charges from (Lorraine Boettner's "Roman Catholicism", who I found out after reading the book, lived about 10 miles from where I went to college).Some of the groups Keating covers have faded into obscurity, however others have taken up the mantle left by the Boettner's and the Brewer's of the world. While some at least try to interact with the Church Fathers and Catholic beliefs that aren't horribly caricatured. They all inevitably fall back on many of the arguments that have been ably refuted in this handly little book.
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