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Christian Classics


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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

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Zachary United Methodist Church
4205 Church St.
Zachary, LA 70791
225-654-2389
info@zacharyumc.org
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​Sunday School at 10:00AM
The Pathway Contemporary Worship at 11:00AM
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