Of God and His Creatures by St. Thomas Aquinas
Of God and His Creatures is the English translations of Summa contra Gentiles volumes I-IV written by St. Thomas Aquinas between 1258 and 1264. From the work:
“THE Divine Wisdom, that knows all things most fully, has deigned to reveal these her secrets to men, and in proof of them has displayed works beyond the competence [...]
The Holy War by John Bunyan
“The Holy War” by John Bunyan (1628-1688) with the subtitles The Losing and Taking Again of the Town of Man-soul (The Holy War Made by Shaddai upon Diabolus, for the Regaining of the World is an allegorical Christian novel that depicts the fictional characters and events to illustrate the Christian spiritual journey. The holy [...]
Table Talk by Martin Luther
Table Talk by Martin Luther was lost for more than 100 years. In 1517, Martin Luther’s 95 Theses sparked the Protestant Reformation by challenging the practices of the Catholic Church. Luther’s books were ordered to be burned as a result of Luther’s dissent. Despite this fact, a copy of Martin Luther’s Table [...]
St. Paul the Traveler and Roman Citizen
St. Paul: The Traveler And Roman Citizen by Oxford University’s first professor of classical art and archaeology William M. Ramsay (1851-1939) is a breathtaking, guide and history of Christianity’s premier missionary and apostolic father St. Paul, both before and after his conversion in Palestine. A vivid, thoroughly researched, highly recommended [...]
Nature and Grace by Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225, he was an Italian priest of the Catholic Church in the Dominican Order, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus (the Angelic Doctor) and Doctor Communis or Doctor Universalis (the Common or Universal Doctor).
Here is his work “Nature and Grace: [...]
The Apostolic Fathers – Fathers of the first, second, third and fourth century
Here are 3.000 pages for your reading joy. This trilogy is the accounts of the early Apostolic Fathers written by Philip Schaff and edited by Alexander Roberts, D.D. & James Donaldson, LL.D. These version where published in 1885 and the ambitious aim has been to present English translations of the complete works and whereabouts of [...]
Autobiography of Madame Guyon
Autobiography of Madame Guyon – from the introduction:
“IN THE HISTORY of the world few persons have attained that high degree of spirituality reached by Madame Guyon. Born in a corrupt age, in a nation marked for its degeneracy; nursed and reared in a church, as profligate as the world in which it was embedded; persecuted [...]
Augustins: City of God and On Christian Doctrine
The “City of God” is the masterpiece of the greatest genius among the Latin Fathers, and the best known and most read of Augustins works, except the “Confessions.” It embodies the results of thirteen years of intellectual labor and study (from A.D. 413–426). It is a vindication of Christianity against the attacks of the heathen [...]
Provocations Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard
‘Provocations’ Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard is compiled and edited by Charles E. Moore. From the foreword:
“Søren Kierkegaard has been accused of being one of the most frustrating authors to read. He has also been praised as one of the most rewarding. Frustrating, because his style is so dense, his thought so complex, and his words [...]
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim is a 1733 page work about the society, culture and the political and religious environment Jesus was brought up in. By consulting both Rabbinic Law and Talmudic writings, Edersheim paints a vivid picture of the various locations where Jesus would have walked, [...]
Songs of Kabir by Ravindranath Tagore
The poet Kabîr, is one of the most interesting personalities in the history of Indian mysticism. Born in or near Benares, of Mohammedan parents, and probably about the year 1440, be became in early life a disciple of the celebrated Hindu ascetic Râmânanda. Râmânanda had brought to Northern India the religious revival which Râmânuja, the [...]
The Autobiography of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin, was a French Carmelite nun. She is also known as “The Little Flower of Jesus”. St. Thérèse is known today because of her spiritual memoir, “Story of a Soul” or “The Story of the Springtime of a Little White Flower”, which she wrote upon the orders of two prioresses of her monastery, [...]
St. John’s Passion – 60 Eternity Daily Bible Studies
Introduction to St. John’s Passion: John chapters 12-21. 60 Eternity Daily Bible Studies by John Edmiston. Download the book here (123 pages):
St. John Passion – a Bible Study
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Introductory Concepts of Kabbalah
Kabbalah can be translated from the Hebrew as “received tradition”, and is a term applied to a vast and seemingly disparate body of esoteric knowledge and practice. It is used to describe Jewish mysticism in general, or more specifically the tradition which found its impetus in the Sefer ha-Zohar (“The Book of Splendor”) of the [...]
Be Still, It Is The Wind That Sings
Be Still, It Is The Wind That Sings is a collection of works by Arthur Osborne. In these texts (467 pages) you will find a selection of his poems and thoughts about Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism and Christianity.
From the poem “The Sleeping Beauty”
“A pretty children’s tale is found
Of how a lady slept spell-bound
Through time’s long night, [...]
The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text that was published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr. According to Smith the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called “reformed Egyptian” on golden plates. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named Moroni, who identified himself to [...]
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The King James Version of the Holy Bible – free download
The text of the King James Version (KJV) of the Holy Bible (also called the Authorized Version (AV) by some) is in the public domain. You may copy and publish it freely. This Portable Document Format (PDF) version of the King James Holy Bible is [...]