How Shoehorned Interpretation Led Away from Protestantism

Catholic ReCon | Conversion Testimonies

In this week's episode of Catholic ReCon, guest Craig Bernthal discusses leaving the Lutheran church, seeking truth, going on pilgrimage, and diving into epic quests. #Catholic #Protestant #shakespeare #middleearth #Tolkien #CatholicChurch #Hope #Charity #Enemy #poetry #testimony #earlyChurch Craig on Amazon: https://a.co/d/4JIiHxc Craig Bernthal is Emeritus Professor of English at California State University, Fresno, where he taught Shakespeare and Renaissance literature for 30 years. He has published articles, essays, short fiction, and three books, including: The Trial of Man: Christianity and Judgement in the World of Shakespeare and Perfection in Bad Axe, a book of short stories. He is especially interested in the ideas of quest and pilgrimage in literature and in life. If you'd like to share your personal testimony, please fill out the form here: https://bit.ly/3bdE6pr Wherever you are on the journey, God bless you. For more information, visit eddietrask.com.

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Catholic ReCon is dedicated to Catholic reversion and conversion stories — helping reverts, converts, and cradle Catholics understand, defend, and confidently share the Catholic faith.

Here you’ll hear heartfelt, real-life Christian testimonies that often involve painstaking decisions, deep interior struggle, family tension, and the courage to follow truth wherever it leads. These are honest accounts of what it costs — and the discovery of the fullness of truth in the Catholic Church.

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