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A Plea for Ragged Schools; or, Prevention Better than Cure - Thomas Guthrie


A Plea for Ragged Schools; or, Prevention Better than Cure - Thomas Guthrie
- Author: Thomas Guthrie
- Genre: Education / Christianity - Other
The Reverend Thomas Guthrie was first introduced to the idea of ragged schools in 1841, while acting as the Parish Minister of St. John's Church in Edinburgh. On a visit to Portsmouth, he saw a picture of John Pounds and felt inspired and humbled by...
Dogmatic Theology - Soteriology - William G. T. Shedd


Dogmatic Theology - Soteriology - William G. T. Shedd
- Author: William G. T. Shedd
- Genre: Christianity - Other
A systematic exposition of the doctrine of salvation from one of America's most notable theologians of the 19th century. - Summary by InTheDesert...
Three Homilies on the Devil - St. John CHRYSOSTOM


Three Homilies on the Devil - St. John CHRYSOSTOM
- Author: St. John CHRYSOSTOM
- Genre: Christianity - Other
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, delivered these three homilies, most likely at Antioch, about the role of demons in our life. The summary for each one follows: 1) Against those who say that demons govern human affairs, and who are...
Apology - Tertullian


Apology - Tertullian
- Author: Tertullian
- Genre: Christianity - Other
In this work Tertullian defends Christianity, demanding legal toleration and that Christians be treated as all other sects of the Roman Empire. His most famous apologetic work, written in Carthage in the summer or autumn of AD 197. (Summary from...
The Age of the Puritans Volume 1 - Various


The Age of the Puritans Volume 1 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Christianity - Other
This volume of The Age of the Puritans begins with William Perkin's concise summary of Christian doctrine written in response to popular misconceptions of the time and Robert Rollock's scheme for logically dividing doctrine into key topics. Rollock...
Against Celsus Book 2 - Origen of Alexandria


Against Celsus Book 2 - Origen of Alexandria
- Author: Origen of Alexandria
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Against Celsus, preserved entirely in Greek, is a major apologetics work by the Church Father Origen of Alexandria, written in around 248 AD, countering the writings of Celsus, a pagan philosopher and controversialist who had written a scathing...
An Exposition upon the Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary called Magnificat - Martin Luther


An Exposition upon the Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary called Magnificat - Martin Luther
- Author: Martin Luther
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Luther's 1521 exposition of the Magnificat was written for John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503-1554), at that time a teenager. It was written in two parts, being interrupted by Luther's appearance at the Diet of Worms. It is sermonic in form...
De Smet's Letters and Sketches, 1841-1842 - Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet


De Smet's Letters and Sketches, 1841-1842 - Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet
- Author: Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet
- Genre: Literary Collections / Christianity - Other
In 1841 and 1842, Fr. Pierre-Jean DeSmet traversed the wide and wild American West to bring the gospel to the Flatheads, who had sent multiple delegations from Montana to St. Louis, repeatedly requesting a Blackgown priest to instruct them in...
A Casket of Cameos - Frank W. Boreham


A Casket of Cameos - Frank W. Boreham
- Author: Frank W. Boreham
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Frank Boreham was a well known preacher who served in England, Australia, and New Zealand. He published dozens of books and thousands of editorials during his lifetime, with no sign of slowing down, even up until his death at age 88. He wrote with a...
A Treatise of Earthly-mindedness - Jeremiah Burroughs


A Treatise of Earthly-mindedness - Jeremiah Burroughs
- Author: Jeremiah Burroughs
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Of Earthly-mindedness, Wherein is shewed, 1. What Earthly-mindedness is. 2. The Evils of Earthly-mindedness. 3. Several Convincements of Earthly-mindedness. 4. Several Reasons of Earthly-mindedness. 5. Considerations to take off the heart from...
The Creeds of Christendom - Various


The Creeds of Christendom - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Christianity - Other
This is based on Philip Schaff's Creeds of Christendom taking only the creeds that he selected, using the translations he supplied where possible but rearranged chronologically (using the dates he supplied) but excluding his commentary and notes....
To My Younger Brethren - Handley Carr Glyn Moule


To My Younger Brethren - Handley Carr Glyn Moule
- Author: Handley Carr Glyn Moule
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Let me explain in this first sentence that when in these pages I address "my Younger Brethren," I mean brethren in the Christian Ministry in the Church of England. Let me limit my reference still further, by premising that very much of what I say...
The Christian Commonwealth - John Eliot


The Christian Commonwealth - John Eliot
- Author: John Eliot
- Genre: Political Science / Christianity - Other
John Eliot, a North American missionary, advocates for post-civil-war England to adopt a representative democracy, using the Mosaic Law as a model. (Summary by Aaron Decker)...
The Critique of Dogmatic Theology - Leo Tolstoy


The Critique of Dogmatic Theology - Leo Tolstoy
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- Genre: Early Modern / Christianity - Other
More systematic, but no less sincere than A Confession (which originally served as the introduction to this work), The Critique of Dogmatic Theology is an early attempt on the part of Tolstoy to impart the results of his meticulous study and...
The Conferences of John Cassian (Part I) - John Cassian


The Conferences of John Cassian (Part I) - John Cassian
- Author: John Cassian
- Genre: Christianity - Other
The Conferences were written by John Cassian at the request of Pope Leo. They document the conversations that Cassian had with the elders living in Scetis (the desert of Egypt), and about principles of the spiritual and ascetic life. The work would...
The Greater Life and Work of Christ - Alexander Patterson


The Greater Life and Work of Christ - Alexander Patterson
- Author: Alexander Patterson
- Genre: Christianity - Other
It will be seen at a glance that this is not a life of Christ in the usual sense. It is not a review of the events of the earthly existence of our Lord. There is a greater life and a larger work of Christ of which his life on earth is but a single...
Against Jovinianus - Saint Jerome


Against Jovinianus - Saint Jerome
- Author: Saint Jerome
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Jovinianus, had published at Rome a treatise containing the following opinions: (1) "That a virgin is no better as such than a wife in the sight of God. (2) Abstinence is no better than a thankful partaking of food. (3) A person baptized with the...
The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary - Saint Jerome


The Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary - Saint Jerome
- Author: Saint Jerome
- Genre: Christianity - Other
St. Jerome composed this essay against Helvidius, who stated that because the gospels mentioned Christ as having βsistersβ and βbrethrenβ the Virgin Mary must have had more children from Joseph her husband. In response Jerome asserts three...
Life and Death - Catherine BOOTH


Life and Death - Catherine BOOTH
- Author: Catherine BOOTH
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Catherine Booth worked hand-in-hand with her husband William Booth to establish a fledgling mission in London, that eventually grew into a global ministry, The Salvation Army. Here she delves into the Biblical and theological foundation of their...
The Reformation Collection Volume 2 - Various


The Reformation Collection Volume 2 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Christianity - Other
This volume of the Reformation collection, which has a particular focus on the English Reformation, begins with William Tyndale's lively tract on the key Reformation doctrine of Justification by faith alone. Then follow two historical accounts of...