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A review by pandaorb
A Cardiologist Examines Jesus: The Stunning Science Behind Eucharistic Miracles by Dr. Franco Serafini
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Dr. Serafini provides a satisfactory overview of five Eucharistic "events" which hold up to documented studies. As a practicing Catholic with interest in biology, I found the scientific aspect of this book absolutely fascinating. My knowledge of Eucharistic miracles and Passion relics was limited prior to reading this book, but now I'm curious to learn more.
The tragic downfall of Serafini's review is that he can't seem to keep his bias professional - because let's be honest, there's no such thing as an unbiased study. Our author often makes snide comments against claims, beliefs, and persons with which he disagrees. The book would have benefited greatly from the culling of such commentary.
If you're wondering about the difficulty level of this text, I can confidently say that between footnotes, a basic understanding of biology, and Kindle's brilliant Wikipedia function, it's completely workable. Without these things, however, it may be best to stop after making it through the chapter on Passion relics as the technical language only increases from there.
The tragic downfall of Serafini's review is that he can't seem to keep his bias professional - because let's be honest, there's no such thing as an unbiased study. Our author often makes snide comments against claims, beliefs, and persons with which he disagrees. The book would have benefited greatly from the culling of such commentary.
If you're wondering about the difficulty level of this text, I can confidently say that between footnotes, a basic understanding of biology, and Kindle's brilliant Wikipedia function, it's completely workable. Without these things, however, it may be best to stop after making it through the chapter on Passion relics as the technical language only increases from there.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Religious bigotry