The Trinity
10 best books like The Trinity (Augustine of Hippo): On the Incarnation, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther, Abandonment to Divine Providence, The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation, John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent (The Classics of Western Spirituality), On Job: God-Talk and the Suffering of the Innocent, The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations, On the Unity of Christ, The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha, Augustine of Hippo: A Biography
| 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...
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
| Author | Roland H. Bainton |
| ISBN | 0452011469 |
It's funny to think that the Protestant religion - today, at least, a moderate and forward-looking religion - is based on the writings of this man, one of the evilest human beings that ever lived. He was also the acknowledged inspiration for the Nazi party which should tell you plenty of his sentiments...
Abandonment to Divine Providence
| Author | Jean-Pierre de Caussade |
| ISBN | 1602064334 |
French writer JEAN PIERRE DE CAUSSADE (1675-1751) believed that the present moment is holy and that people should abandon themselves to present, a stance that is it stark contrast to the Catholic focus on the future and life after death. For de Caussade, living in the moment meant having a complete trust...
The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation
| Author | Rod Dreher |
| ISBN | 0735213291 |
In a radical new vision for the future of Christianity, NYT bestselling author and conservative columnist Rod Dreher calls on American Christians to prepare for the coming Dark Age by embracing an ancient Christian way of life.
The light of the Christian faith is flickering out all over the...
John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent (The Classics of Western Spirituality)
| Author | John Climacus |
| ISBN | 0809123304 |
This book (the third English translation) offers an image of ladder as a way of ascetical life. It's true that it's aimed at monks, people that join a monastery like one on Mount Athos, but quite a few points work well even for us who are not these people. I'm not sure if I've read this before, but reading it...
| Author | Gustavo Gutiérrez |
| ISBN | 0883445522 |
It took awhile to warm up to Gutierrez. For some reason I'm not exactly sympathetic to the label "liberation theology" at the moment. Some reservations about the use of "innocent" with regards to the poor. But the last three chapters cleared some of that up.
Gutierrez maintains that the point...
Following the publication of his revised translations in The Apostolic Fathers in English, 3rd ed., Michael Holmes, a leading expert on these texts, offers a thoroughly revised and redesigned bilingual edition, featuring Greek (or Latin) and English on facing pages. Introductions and bibliographies...
| 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...
The Oxford NRSV Bible offers readers an unbeatable combination of quality construction, affordability, and the most accurate translation of the Bible available today.
Churches and homes across America overwhelmingly choose the NRSV for its easy-to-understand translation and its sensitivity...
| 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 | 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...
| 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 Paul II |
| ISBN | 0819869643 |
"Chýba jej vraj láskavosť a milosrdenstvo. V skutočnosti sa však materské cítenie Cirkvi nedá odlúčiť od jej učiteľského poslania, čo vždy musí plniť ako verná nevesta Krista, ktorý sám je pravdou... V skutočnosti pravá láskavosť a spravodlivé milosrdenstvo majú...
| Author | Jaroslav Pelikan |
| ISBN | 0226653714 |
A definitive history of Christian Doctrine.
This is probably not the best place to begin learning about the subject, since Pelikan assumes an acquaintance with such terms as Sabellianism, Pelagianism, hypostasis, ousia, etc, but I believe that even a beginner--at least one equipped...
God Has a Dream: A Vision of Hope for Our Time
| Author | Desmond Tutu |
| ISBN | 0385483716 |
Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu has long been admired throughout the world for the heroism and grace he exhibited while encouraging countless South Africans in their struggle for human rights. In God Has a Dream, his most soul-searching book, he shares the spiritual message that guided him through those...
| Author | Aelred of Rievaulx |
| ISBN | 0879077050 |
This short book was written in the form of a dialog between the author, Aelred (1110-1167), who was the abbot of the monastery at Rievaulx in Yorkshire, and a few of his monks. Aelred answers their questions about the nature of friendship--its benefits and pitfalls and how it is to be cultivated. The work...
| Author | Paul Tillich |
| ISBN | 0060937130 |
For an evangelical like myself, my assessment of this book depends a great deal on perspective. If I'm viewing Paul Tillich as a Christian theologian than the book, while still insightful and interesting, is hugely problematic. While it probably wouldn't be correct to fully associate Tillich with...
| 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...
| Author | Origen |
| ISBN | 0844626856 |
s/t: Being Koetschau's Text of the De Principiis Translated into English Together with an Introduction & Notes
The Father
Christ
The Holy Spirit
Loss or falling away
Rational natures
The end or consummation
Things corporeal & incorporeal
The angels
The...
Awareness: A de Mello Spirituality Conference in His Own Words
| Author | Anthony de Mello |
| ISBN | 0385249373 |
The heart of Anthony de Mello's bestselling spiritual message is awareness. Mixing Christian spirituality, Buddhist parables, Hindu breathing exercises, and psychological insight, de Mello's words of hope come together in Awareness in a grand synthesis.
In short chapters for reading...
| Author | Anthony de Mello |
| ISBN | 0385242905 |
Bestselling author Anthony de Mello has earned international acclaim for his profound spiritual insights and his unique approach to the inner life. In One Minute Wisdom, he points the way toward new levels of contemplation and contentment, love and harmony, wisdom and enlightenment.
In...
| Author | Bernard of Clairvaux |
| ISBN | 0879071141 |
Perhaps Bernard's most delightful tract, On Loving God posits that everything good in human persons is an expression of God's love and by love the person may participate in the being of the triune God. In a new analytic commentary, Stiegman examines Bernard's language, logic, and theology, demonstrating...
The Way To Love contains the final flowering of Anthony de Mello's thought, and in it he grapples with the ultimate question of love. In thirty-one meditations, he implores his readers with his usual pithiness to break through illusion, the great obstacle to love. "Love springs...
Doa Sang Katak 1: Meditasi Dengan Cerita
| Author | Anthony de Mello |
| ISBN | 9794132640 |
Indonesian edition of The Prayer of The Frog, 1st volume.
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