CHRISTIAN CLASSICS
Christian Classics are writings of faithful men and women in years past whose words continue to instruct and inspire from generation to generation. Their witness to the historic Christian faith is timeless and abiding, and their significance and meaning is perpetual and enduring.
To be honest, reading Christian Classics is not always easy. In many cases they are translated from another language, and even if they are in English, they were often translated many years ago. However, those with spiritual hunger and longing for God will find the grace and presence of God in these books, and the diligent reader will find through opening these writings you have pulled up a seat next to a warm fire. You will find you are drinking from a deep and refreshing well, and you and your faith will never be the same.
Timeless Books on Spiritual Growth in Christ
4th century
The Life of Antony, Athanasius of Alexandria
The Confessions of St. Augustine, Augustine of Hippo
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, Desert Fathers
4th - 8th centuries
The Creeds, Seven Ecumenical Councils
6th century
The Rule of St. Benedict, Benedict of Nursia
12th century
On the Love of God, Bernard of Clairvaux
13th century
Treatise on the Virtues, Thomas Aquinas
The Little Flowers of St. Francis, Brother Ugolino
14th century
The Cloud of Unknowing, Anonymous
The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri
The Fire of Love, Richard Rolle
Showings, Julian of Norwich
15th century
The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis
16th century
Private Devotions, Lancelot Andrews
The Interior Castle, Teresa of Avila
Institutes of Christian Religion, John Calvin
The Book of Common Prayer, Thomas Cranmer
The Dark Night of the Soul, John of the Cross
The Story of a Soul, Therese of Lisieux
A Simple Way to Pray, Martin Luther
17th century
The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence
Paradise Lost, John Milton
The Temple, George Herbert
Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan
Christian Perfection, Francois Fenelon
The Journal of George Fox, George Fox
Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ, Madame Guyon
Holy Living and Dying, Jeremy Taylor
Introduction to the Devout Life, Francis de Sales
18th century
Abandonment to Divine Providence, Jean-Pierre de Caussade
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, Jonathan Edwards
A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, William Law
A Plain Account of Christian Perfection, John Wesley
19th century
The Journal of John Woolman, John Woolman
The Way of a Pilgrim, Anonymous
Power Through Prayer, E.M. Bounds
The Brothers Karamazov, Fyoder Dostoyevsky
Growth in Holiness, Frederick W. Faber
The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life, Hannah Whitall Smith
20th century
The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Poustinia, Catherine de Hueck Doherty
Testament of Devotion, Thomas Kelly
Letters by Modern Mystics, Frank Labauch
The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
The Seven Storey Mountain, Thomas Merton
The Spiritual Man, Watchman Nee (Ni Shu-tsu)
The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer
God’s Chosen Fast, Arthur Wallis
21st century
Renovation of the Heart, Dallas Willard
The Early Church Fathers
ccel.org/fathers.
John Wesley’s Standard Sermons
wesley.nnu.edu/john-wesley/the-sermons-of-john-wesley-1872-edition/the-sermons-of-john-wesley-the-standard-sermons
The sermons are also available in modern english.
amazon.com/Wesleys-Standard-Sermons-Modern-English/dp/0687025168
Christian Classics are writings of faithful men and women in years past whose words continue to instruct and inspire from generation to generation. Their witness to the historic Christian faith is timeless and abiding, and their significance and meaning is perpetual and enduring.
To be honest, reading Christian Classics is not always easy. In many cases they are translated from another language, and even if they are in English, they were often translated many years ago. However, those with spiritual hunger and longing for God will find the grace and presence of God in these books, and the diligent reader will find through opening these writings you have pulled up a seat next to a warm fire. You will find you are drinking from a deep and refreshing well, and you and your faith will never be the same.
Timeless Books on Spiritual Growth in Christ
4th century
The Life of Antony, Athanasius of Alexandria
The Confessions of St. Augustine, Augustine of Hippo
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, Desert Fathers
4th - 8th centuries
The Creeds, Seven Ecumenical Councils
6th century
The Rule of St. Benedict, Benedict of Nursia
12th century
On the Love of God, Bernard of Clairvaux
13th century
Treatise on the Virtues, Thomas Aquinas
The Little Flowers of St. Francis, Brother Ugolino
14th century
The Cloud of Unknowing, Anonymous
The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri
The Fire of Love, Richard Rolle
Showings, Julian of Norwich
15th century
The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis
16th century
Private Devotions, Lancelot Andrews
The Interior Castle, Teresa of Avila
Institutes of Christian Religion, John Calvin
The Book of Common Prayer, Thomas Cranmer
The Dark Night of the Soul, John of the Cross
The Story of a Soul, Therese of Lisieux
A Simple Way to Pray, Martin Luther
17th century
The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence
Paradise Lost, John Milton
The Temple, George Herbert
Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan
Christian Perfection, Francois Fenelon
The Journal of George Fox, George Fox
Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ, Madame Guyon
Holy Living and Dying, Jeremy Taylor
Introduction to the Devout Life, Francis de Sales
18th century
Abandonment to Divine Providence, Jean-Pierre de Caussade
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, Jonathan Edwards
A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, William Law
A Plain Account of Christian Perfection, John Wesley
19th century
The Journal of John Woolman, John Woolman
The Way of a Pilgrim, Anonymous
Power Through Prayer, E.M. Bounds
The Brothers Karamazov, Fyoder Dostoyevsky
Growth in Holiness, Frederick W. Faber
The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life, Hannah Whitall Smith
20th century
The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Poustinia, Catherine de Hueck Doherty
Testament of Devotion, Thomas Kelly
Letters by Modern Mystics, Frank Labauch
The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
The Seven Storey Mountain, Thomas Merton
The Spiritual Man, Watchman Nee (Ni Shu-tsu)
The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer
God’s Chosen Fast, Arthur Wallis
21st century
Renovation of the Heart, Dallas Willard
The Early Church Fathers
ccel.org/fathers.
John Wesley’s Standard Sermons
wesley.nnu.edu/john-wesley/the-sermons-of-john-wesley-1872-edition/the-sermons-of-john-wesley-the-standard-sermons
The sermons are also available in modern english.
amazon.com/Wesleys-Standard-Sermons-Modern-English/dp/0687025168