Saint Augustine of Hippo Marcus Dods Thomas Merton
One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought. Contrasting earthly and heavenly cities--representing the omnipresent struggle between good and evil--Augustine explores human history in its relation to all eternity. In Thomas Merton's words, "The City of God is the autobiography of the Church written by the most Catholic of her great saints." This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition is a complete and unabridged version of...
One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of mode...
"The human mind can understand truth only by thinking, as is clear from Augustine." --Saint Thomas Aquinas Saint Augustine of Hippo is one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and this book is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defense of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Pointing the way forward to a citizenship that transcends worldly politics and will last for eternity, this book...
"The human mind can understand truth only by thinking, as is clear from Augustine." --Saint Thomas Aquinas Saint Augustine of Hippo is one of t...
In order to read the Gospel of St. John with some intelligence, it is necessary to understand its purpose and its plan. For in the whole range of literature there is no composition which is a more perfect work of art, or which more rigidly excludes whatever does not subserve its main end. From the first word to the last there is no paragraph, sentence, or expression which is out of its place, or with which we could dispense. Part hangs together with part in perfect balance. The sequence may at times be obscure, but sequence there always is. The relevancy of this or that remark may not at...
In order to read the Gospel of St. John with some intelligence, it is necessary to understand its purpose and its plan. For in the whole range of lite...
What has this Gospel and its careful picture of Christ's character and work done for us? Are we to close the Gospel and shut away from us this great revelation of Divine love as a thing in which we claim no personal share? This exhibition of all that is tender and pure, touching and hopeful, in human life-are we to look at it and pass on as if we had been admiring a picture and not looking into the very heart of all that is eternally real? This accessibility of God, this sympathy with our human lot, this undertaking of our burdens, this bidding us be of good cheer-is it all to pass by us as...
What has this Gospel and its careful picture of Christ's character and work done for us? Are we to close the Gospel and shut away from us this great r...
How is your prayer life? If its not what you think it should be...if you find yourself thinking that there simply has to be more...you need to read Prayer, Faith, Christ and More. This is a marvelous collection of Christian thought regarding prayer, written by some of the outstanding ministerial figures of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Ministry of Intercession - A Plea For More Prayer was written in 1897 by Andrew Murray, a South African writer, teacher and Christian Pastor who was one of the leading experts of his day on prayer. How to Become Like Christ, written by Marcus Dods,...
How is your prayer life? If its not what you think it should be...if you find yourself thinking that there simply has to be more...you need to read P...
