Mother teresa book review

Nov 5. Posted by Bob Rogers. I was asked to read Mother Teresa: A Simple Path , to see if it should be placed in our church library. I am recommending that we do put it in the library because of its positive elements and for the Christian reader to be informed about her historical work, but with a statement of caution in the flyleaf.

Why is that? This book is a collection of thoughts by Mother Teresa and her followers on her philosophy of life and ministry. The book is inspiring in its devotion to love the poor by loving Jesus Christ through the poor. There are many inspiring testimonies from volunteers, prayers, and simple statements that show how she kept her focus on her mission.

She had a wonderful appreciation for the value of every human life, including the unborn. I hesitate to say anything critical about Mother Teresa, because she has done far more for the needy in the name of Jesus than I have. However, I must point out that while she was a devoted follower of Christ, she encouraged people to follow whatever religion they were in, rather than convert to Christianity.

For example, on p.

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Mother Teresa, A Simple Path , p. Mother Teresa says that she is saved through Jesus, but she believed that Muslims and Hindus can be saved through Jesus, while remaining Muslims and Hindus. This contradicts the words of Jesus, who said He was the only way to the Father John , and the words of the apostle Paul, who said that there is salvation in no other name than the name of Jesus Acts