The Book of Pastoral Rule
10 best books like The Book of Pastoral Rule (Pope Gregory I): Confessions, On the Incarnation, On Christian Doctrine, On God and Christ, The Five Theological Orations and Two Letters to Cledonius: St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Resolving Everyday Conflict, A Reformation Debate: John Calvin and Jacopo Sadoleto, The Story of Christianity: Volume 1: The Early Church to the Reformation, The Life of Moses, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction, Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory
| 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 | 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 | Gregory of Nazianzus |
| ISBN | 0881412406 |
Gregory of Nazianzus, "The Theologian," was recognized among the Cappadocian Fathers as a peculiarly vivid and quotable exponent of the doctrine of God in Trinity. A brilliant orator and accomplished poet, he placed before the Church his interpretation of the sublime mystery of the God revealed...
| Author | Ken Sande |
| ISBN | 0801013860 |
Ken Sande, author of the bestselling classic "The Peacemaker," has long been a trusted resource on the topic of conflict resolution. In "Resolving Everyday Conflict," Sande distills his message to the essentials, quickly equipping readers with the tools they need to bring peace to their relationships....
| Author | John Calvin |
| ISBN | 0801023904 |
When I purchased this book, I thought that it contained a direct debate between Cardinal Sadoleto and John Calvin via letters sent back and forth between the two men. This is not the case. The first letter is by Sadoleto to the citizens of Geneva, imploring them to return to Mother Church. The second letter...
| Author | Justo L. González |
| ISBN | 0060633158 |
For a very general introduction to the early history of the Church up until the Protestant Reformation, I would recommend this book. But only as a primary introduction.
Its chief virtues are that it is highly readable (high school reading level) and easy to understand; the chapters are brief...
| 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...
The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
| Author | Justin Whitmel Earley |
| ISBN | 0830845607 |
Habits form us more than we form them.
The modern world is a machine of a thousand invisible habits, forming us into anxious, busy, and depressed people. We yearn for the freedom and peace of the gospel, but remain addicted to our technology, shackled by our screens, and exhausted by our routines....
Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory
| Author | Tod Bolsinger |
| ISBN | 0830841261 |
Explorers Lewis and Clark had to adapt. While they had prepared to find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean, instead they found themselves in the Rocky Mountains. You too may feel that you are leading in a cultural context you were not expecting. You may even feel that your training holds you back more often...
