Francis Beckwith's New Book

One of my gifts for Christmas from Prodigal Daughter was
Return to Rome: Confessions of an
Evangelical Catholic by Francis Beckwith, PhD.

Dr. Beckwith was the president of the Evangelical Theological Society and is currently a tenured professor of philosophy at Baylor University. He tells the story of his reversion back to the Church with many details of his early life as a Catholic kid in the 70's. (I certainly could relate having played guitar for a many folk masses with those liturgically loose wishy washy new hymns)
He later discusses the concept of justification and how he could no longer hold to the reformers' view after seeing no evidence of it in the writings of Christianity before the reformation. He came to the point where he could no longer justify accepting the creeds, the canon of scripture, the Christology of the Church and yet at the same time reject the sacraments, apostolic succession and authority that came along with those key elements. "I was boxed into a corner, with the only exit being the door of a confessional."

Regardless of whether he is further understood or further vilified as a result of writing this book, one cannot argue with this statement Dr. Beckwith makes at the end:
"Since becoming Catholic, I have become much more prayerful, I read the Bible far more often, and I am increasingly more aware and appreciative of the grace God has given me to lead a virtuous life." That's a statement most of us revert/converts can heartily say Amen to.
You can buy a copy here.