16 must-read philosophy books like Christian Platonism: A History by Alexander J. B. Hampton

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Christian Platonism: A History

By: Alexander J. B. Hampton

4.16

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

Platonism has played a central role in Christianity and is essential to a deep understanding of the…

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1. Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World

By: Timothy J. Keller , Katherine Leary Alsdorf

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller shows how God calls on eac… read more

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  • religion
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"It (idolatry) means turning a good thing into an ultimate thing."

-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World

"Two things we want so desperately, glory and relationship, can coexist only in God."

-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World

"Community service has become a patch for morality. You can devote your life to community service and be a total schmuck."

-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World

"The great danger is to always single out some aspect of God’s good creation and identify it, rather than alien intrusion of sin, as the villain."

-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World

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2. Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction (Editiones Scholasticae, 39)

By: Edward Feser

4.34

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Scholastic Metaphysics provides an overview of Scholastic approaches to causation, substance, essen… read more

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  • history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • religion
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3. Two Hundred Chapters on Theology (Popular Patristics Series)

By: Maximus the Confessor , Luis Joshua Salés

4.36

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

The Chapters on Theology is one of Maximus’ most eclectic writings. In this short piece, Maximus di… read more

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  • religion
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"Whenever you see Herod and Pilate befriending each other for Jesus' destruction, notice, then, the converging of the demon of fornication and vainglory for the same purpose, to kill the logos of virt…"

-Maximus the Confessor, Two Hundred Chapters on Theology (Popular Patristics Series)

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4. God and Philosophy

By: Étienne Gilson

4.15

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

In this classic work, the eminent Catholic philosopher Étienne Gilson deals with one of the most im… read more

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  • history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • religion
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5. City of God

By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Bettenson

3.93

Format: 1186 pages, Paperback

No book except the Bible itself had a greater influence on the Middle Ages than Augustine's City of… read more

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  • theology
  • christianity
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"There are wolves within, and there are sheep without."

-Augustine of Hippo, City of God

"A wholesome fear would be a fit guardian for the citizens."

-Augustine of Hippo, City of God

"Humility raises us not by human arrogance but by divine grace."

-Augustine of Hippo, City of God

"He that becomes protector of sin shall surely become its prisoner."

-Augustine of Hippo, City of God

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6. The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.51

Format: 46 pages, Paperback

‘What are the marks of a supernaturally changed heart?’ This is one of the questions the Apostle… read more

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  • religion
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"...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less."

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

"In other words, we are only proud of being more successful, more intelligent or more good-looking than the next person, and we are in the presence of someone who is more successful, intelligent and g…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

"Up until the 20th century, traditional cultures (and this is still true of most cultures in the world) always believed that too high a view of yourself was the root cause of all the evil in the world…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

7. The Consolation of Philosophy

By: Boethius , None

4.27

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek … read more

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  • religion
  • history
  • theology
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8. A History of Philosophy, Vol. 6: Modern Philosophy, from the French Enlightenment to Kant

By: Frederick Charles Copleston

3.44

Format: 347 pages,

Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit and specialist in the history of philosophy, first created his history … read more

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  • philosophy
  • history

9. A History of Philosophy, Vol. 4: Modern Philosophy, from Descartes to Leibnitz

By: Frederick Charles Copleston

3.44

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic semina… read more

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  • philosophy
  • history

10. A History of Philosophy, Vol. 7: Modern Philosophy, from the Post-Kantean Idealists to Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche

By: Frederick Charles Copleston

3.44

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic semina… read more

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  • philosophy
  • history

11. A History of Philosophy, Volume 2: Medieval Philosophy, from Augustine to Duns Scotus

By: Frederick Charles Copleston

4.11

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic semina… read more

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12. Metaphysics

By: Aristotle , Joe Sachs

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Metaphysics (Greek: ta meta ta phusika) is one of the principal works of Aristotle & the first majo… read more

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13. The Trinity

By: Augustine of Hippo , None , John E. Rotelle

4.44

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

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14. Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.55

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Cultivating Humility in a Gospel-Centered Way There are many misconceptions about what it means … read more

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  • christianity
  • theology
"Humility is not a virtue we cultivate in the abstract; it is a mark of integrity to the gospel, and all our efforts at humility must be fueled by the gospel lest they result in mere fleshly counterfe…"

-Gavin Ortlund, Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

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15. This Is Happiness

By: Niall Williams

4.21

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

About This Is Happiness The most enchanting novel you'll read this year, from the acclaimed author… read more

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"Nobody who's lived an anyway decent amount of life remembers everything."

-Niall Williams, This Is Happiness

"It seems to me the true and individual nature of a human being's eyes defy description, or at least my capabilities. They're not like anything else, or anyone else's, and may be the most perfect proo…"

-Niall Williams, This Is Happiness

"When you've been raised inside a religion, it's not a small thing to step outside it. Even if you no longer believe in it, you can feel its absence. There's a spirit-would to a Sunday. You can patch …"

-Niall Williams, This Is Happiness

"It was a condensed explanation, but I came to understand him to mean you could stop at, not all, but most of the moments of your life, stop for one heartbeat and, no matter what the state of your hea…"

-Niall Williams, This Is Happiness

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16. All That Is in God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism

By: James E. Dolezal

4.50

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

Unknown to many, increasing numbers of conservative evangelicals are denying basic tenets of classi… read more

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  • philosophy
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17. Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship (Gift Edition)

By: Jonathan Gibson

4.69

Format: 352 pages, Imitation Leather

A 31-Day Liturgical Style Devotional, Now in a Timeless Gift Edition Every Christian knows the impo… read more

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  • christianity
  • religion
  • theology
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18. Reforming Apologetics: Retrieving the Classic Reformed Approach to Defending the Faith

By: J.V. Fesko

4.10

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Challenging the dominant Van Tillian approach in Reformed apologetics, this book by a leading exper… read more

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  • philosophy
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19. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany

By: Jonathan Gibson

4.61

Format: 433 pages, Kindle Edition

A 40-Day Devotional Liturgy for Advent, Christmas, and EpiphanyDuring Christmas, homes are filled w… read more

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  • christianity
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20. The Mystery of Christ, His Covenant, and His Kingdom

By: Samuel D. Renihan

4.63

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

What is this book good for? It establishes a clear linear understanding of the biblical text in its… read more

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21. Thomistic Common Sense: The Philosophy of Being and the Development of Doctrine

By: Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange

4.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Despite living in an "information age," we are confronted by the clash of ideologies and a crisis o… read more

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22. Participation in God: A Study in Christian Doctrine and Metaphysics

By: Andrew Davison

4.75

Format: 434 pages, Hardcover

Few ideas have excited greater interest among theologians in recent decades than the idea of 'parti… read more

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23. Christ the Logos of Creation: An Essay in Analogical Metaphysics

By: John R. Betz

4.29

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

The Prologue of the Gospel of John identifies Jesus Christ as the eternal Word or Logos of the Fath… read more

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  • theology

24. Approaches to God

By: Jacques Maritain

3.79

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

English, French (translation) read more

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25. Wisdom in the Face of Modernity: A Study in Thomistic Natural Theology (Faith and Reason: Studies in Catholic Theology and Philosophy)

By: Thomas Joseph White

4.26

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

This book considers the merits of Thomas Aquinas's arguments for the existence of God. Aquinas port… read more

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26. The Philosophy Of Being

By: Henri Renard

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

The Philosophy of Being by Henri Renard is a deeply philosophical and thought-provoking book that e… read more

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27. Christian Platonism: A History

By: Alexander J. B. Hampton

4.16

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

Platonism has played a central role in Christianity and is essential to a deep understanding of the… read more

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  • history
  • theology
  • christianity
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28. Theoretical and Practical Theology Volume 1: Prolegomena

By: Petrus Van Mastricht

4.68

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Petrus van Mastricht’s Theoretical and Practical Theology presents one of the most comprehensive me… read more

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29. Why Do Protestants Convert?

By: Brad Littlejohn

4.03

Format: 105 pages, ebook

A strange phenomenon has gripped Protestantism in recent decades: many of its best and brightest th… read more

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30. The Lord Jesus Christ: The Biblical Doctrine of the Person and Work of Christ (We Believe)

By: Brandon D. Crowe

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Christ, our Redeemer Jesus is the divine Son of God who has taken on human nature in the incarnati… read more

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31. Seeing God: The Beatific Vision in Christian Tradition

By: Hans Boersma

4.45

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the  Christianity Today  Book Award in Theology/Ethics (2019) To see God is our heart’s d… read more

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  • theology

9 Top history books like Christian Platonism: A History by Alexander J. B. Hampton

Transform Your Habits

Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction (Editiones Scholasticae, 39)

Edward Feser

4.34

Transform Your Habits

God and Philosophy

Étienne Gilson

4.15

Transform Your Habits

City of God

Augustine of Hippo , Henry Bettenson

3.93

The Consolation of Philosophy

Boethius , None

4.27

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6 best-selling philosophy books like Theoretical and Practical Theology Volume 1: Prolegomena by Petrus Van Mastricht

Transform Your Habits

Confessions

Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

Transform Your Habits

The Weight of Glory

C.S. Lewis

4.38

Transform Your Habits

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution

Carl R. Trueman

4.57

Transform Your Habits

Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West

Andrew Wilson

4.51

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