Classics Books

Aquinas's Shorter Summa: Saint Thomas's Own Concise Version of His Summa Theologica

Aquinas's Shorter Summa: Saint Thomas's Own Concise Version of His Summa Theologica

by Thomas Aquinas

Two years before he died, St. Thomas Aquinas probably the greatest teacher the Church has ever known was asked by his assistant, Brother Reginald, to write a...

tags: philosophy, religion, history, christianity, theology, christian, medieval, classics, historical, nonfiction, catholic

Telemachus

by Francois Fenelon

tags: politics, philosophy, european literature, roman, classics, fiction, french literature, literature, 17th century, france, cultural

Jerusalem Sinner Saved

Jerusalem Sinner Saved

John Bunyan confessed himself to have been one of the worst sinners to have ever walked God's earth. After his conversion to Jesus Christ, he was constantly...

tags: theology, classics, religion, nonfiction, history, christian

tags: academic, college, classics, romance, poetry

No man is an island – A selection from the prose

No man is an island – A selection from the prose

This meditative prose conveys the essence of the human place in the world – past and present.'Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind....

tags: philosophy, classics, nonfiction, poetry, christian

Selected Poetry (Poetry Library)

Selected Poetry (Poetry Library)

John Donne is very much a poet for our time.Although his reputation has suffered periodic eclipses, it has increased steadily since the publication in 1633 of...

tags: english literature, poetry, unfinished, european literature, classics, literature, 17th century, british literature

The Peasant Girl's Dream

The Peasant Girl's Dream

by George MacDonald

A humble tale of the enduring quality of love -- a man and his friend, parents and children, sister and brother, man and woman, and a simple boy and his God.

tags: historical, 19th century, historical fiction, classics, fiction, literature, christian fiction, christian

Large Catechism of Martin Luther

Large Catechism of Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

By 1529, the year of publication of Luther's Large Catechism, parishioners took the Gospel for granted. Many had forgotten at what great peril the freedom of...

tags: theology, reference, christianity, classics, church, religion, church history, nonfiction, history, christian

C.S. Lewis on Grief

C.S. Lewis on Grief

Grief: From losing his mother as a small boy to losing his beloved wife to cancer after only a few years of marriage, C. S. Lewis was well acquainted with...

tags: theology, spirituality, writing, faith, philosophy, essays, christianity, classics, religion, nonfiction, christian

Narrative Poems

Narrative Poems

A repackaged edition of the revered author’s collection of four poems: "Dymer," "Launcelot," "The Nameless Isle," and "The Queen of Drum."C. S. Lewis—the great...

tags: anthologies, unfinished, adult, literature, classics, collections, fantasy, fiction, poetry, christian

Paved with Good Intentions: A Demon's Road Map to Your Soul

Paved with Good Intentions: A Demon's Road Map to Your Soul

Temptation and Deception Made EasyThe demon Wormwood first became famous through his correspondence with his uncle Screwtape, published in The Screwtape...

tags: theology, spirituality, philosophy, classics, christian non fiction, religion, fiction, christian

Cassandra

by Florence Nightingale

The world knows Florence Nightingale as "the lady with the lamp"—the revered founder of nursing as a respectable profession for women. But few people are aware...

tags: feminism, historical, victorian, writing, academic, school, essays, womens, classics, nonfiction, read for school, history

Utopia of Usurers

Utopia of Usurers

by G.K. Chesterton

An engaging work sure to appeal to both scholars and students for the depth of its thought and the freshness of its claims, this is a two-part book by one of...

tags: catholic, writing, anthologies, politics, philosophy, essays, christianity, classics, collections, sociology, economics, nonfiction

Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

by Benjamin Franklin

First published in 1732 by Benjamin Franklin when he was just 26, Poor Richard's AlmanackPoor Richard's Almanack was issued annually for the next 25 years....

tags: self help, humor, american history, poetry, philosophy, classics, north american hi..., biography, nonfiction, literature, history

The Provincial Letters

The Provincial Letters

by Blaise Pascal

Il est peu de livres qui, autant que Les Provinciales, montrent à quel point le génie de l'écriture survit à la matière confuse et périssable dont est faite...

tags: theology, french literature, philosophy, european literature, christianity, classics, religion, nonfiction, literature, 17th century, france, cultural

A Daughter's Devotion

A Daughter's Devotion

by George MacDonald

Another splendid character study that centers around the life of a simple merchant's daughter, Mary Marston, in a complex and sometimes mysterious plot.

tags: historical, historical fiction, classics, fiction, adult fiction, christian fiction, christian

The Political Writings of St. Augustine

The Political Writings of St. Augustine

Anyone with a better than cursory knowledge of politics knows that a people's deepest values - their religious values - are what determine whether a society...

tags: theology, academic, politics, philosophy, classics, religion, nonfiction, political science, history, christian

C. S. Lewis's Lost Aeneid: Arms and the Exile

C. S. Lewis's Lost Aeneid: Arms and the Exile

C. S. Lewis (1898–1963) is best remembered as a literary critic, essayist, theologian, and novelist, and his famed tales The Chronicles of NarniaThe Chronicles...

tags: literature, poetry, fiction, classics

The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning

The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning

by Francis Bacon

tags: philosophy, european literature, education, classics, science, nonfiction, literature, history, 17th century, british literature

Treatise on the Love of God

Treatise on the Love of God

by Francis de Sales

Masterful combination of theological principles and practical application regarding divine love--the subject of Our Lord\'s first and greatest commandment....

tags: theology, catholic, spirituality, philosophy, christianity, classics, religion, god, nonfiction, christian

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