On God and Christ, The Five Theological Orations and Two Letters to Cledonius: St. Gregory of Nazianzus
10 best books like On God and Christ, The Five Theological Orations and Two Letters to Cledonius: St. Gregory of Nazianzus (Gregory of Nazianzus): Confessions, On the Incarnation, Cur Deus Homo, On Christian Doctrine, The Heidelberg Catechism, On the Apostolic Preaching, On the Unity of Christ, Augustine of Hippo: A Biography, Early Christian Doctrines, On the Holy Spirit
| Author | Augustine of Hippo |
| ISBN | 0192833723 |
Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literature. Written in the author's early forties in the last years of the fourth century A.D. and during his first years as a bishop, they reflect on his life and on the activity of remembering and interpreting...
| Author | Athanasius of Alexandria |
| ISBN | 0913836400 |
I was pleased to find On the Incarnation remarkably fresh and engaging, still fierce and still passionate too. Such is rarely the case with works of theology, particularly when orthodoxy has robbed them even of the novelty of heresy, for dry-as-dust disquisitions on settled questions often summon...
| Author | Anselm of Canterbury |
| ISBN | 1411646436 |
A thought provoking book on the deepest questions which have plagued mankind for time and eternity. Is there a God? Why did he have to die? How are we restored by his death? Anselm tackles these tough questions in his thought provocative book “Cur Deus Homo.” Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033 - 1109)...
| Author | Augustine of Hippo |
| ISBN | 0024021504 |
The words in his title have gotten an offputting reputation in other contexts, and that's a shame. Doctrine is guidance in love. Augustine himself, probably from somebody's frightening childhood experience with City of God, would tend to offer an intimidating nameplate.
Try anyway. He...
| Author | Zacharias Ursinus |
| ISBN | 0930265858 |
This Reformed catechism delivers strong doctrine in a pastoral, caring, comforting way. The structure helpfully models the Christian life: guilt, grace, gratitude (or sin, salvation, service).
Make sure you read a version that contains the Scripture references! The PRCA has ebook and...
| Author | Irenaeus of Lyons |
| ISBN | 0881411744 |
St. Irenaeus, undisputedly the most important theologian of the second century, laid a firmer foundation for all future Christian thinkers. Both in his work, Against the Heresies and in this present study, Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching, St. Irenaeus explains that there is but one God,...
| Author | Cyril of Alexandria |
| ISBN | 0881411337 |
This text is one of the most important and yet approachable works produced by Cyril. It was written after the Council of Ephesus (431) to explain his doctrine to an international audience. Cyril argues for the single divine subjectivity of Christ, and describes how it encompasses a full and authentic...
| Author | Peter R.L. Brown |
| ISBN | 0520227573 |
This classic biography was first published thirty years ago and has since established itself as the standard account of Saint Augustine's life and teaching. The remarkable discovery recently of a considerable number of letters and sermons by Augustine has thrown fresh light on the first and last...
This revised edition of the standard history of the first great period in Christian thought has been thoroughly updated in the light of the latest historical findings. Dr. Kelly organizes an ocean of material by outlining the development of each doctrine in its historical context. He lucidly summarizes...
| Author | Basil the Great |
| ISBN | 0913836745 |
St Basil, much like St Gregory of Nazianzen, begins his work with a dense discussion of the terminology. It is easy for today's reader to miss what is important in the debate. St Basil spends the first few chapters sparring over the use of prepositions as they are applied to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit....
| Author | Gregory of Nyssa |
| ISBN | 0809121123 |
St. Gregory of Nyssa This great spiritual master of the fourth century was born as the general persecution of Christians was ending. One of the Greek Cappadocian Fathers (the other two were Gregory's brother, St. Basil the Great, and their mutual friend, St. Gregory Nazianzen), Gregory has come to...
| Author | Pope Gregory I |
| ISBN | 0881413186 |
This manual for pastors by St Gregory the Great is very, very good. I regret that I didn't read it while I was in seminary because it would have had a significant impact on my training and formation.
This is the most influential ancient work written specifically for pastors regarding their preaching,...
| Author | John of Damascus |
| ISBN | 0913836621 |
ON THE DIVINE IMAGES is a series of apologies written by St John of Damascus in the 8th century against the iconoclasm begun by Byzantine emperor Leo III. The writer was safe from persecution in the monastery of St Sabbas in Palestine, outside of the Byzantine empire, and the destruction of images by his...
