15 must-read history books like From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith by Louis A. Markos

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From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith

By: Louis A. Markos

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

What does Plato have to do with the Christian faith? Quite a bit, it turns out. In ways that might …

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1. 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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"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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2. The Attributes of God

By: Arthur W. Pink

4.51

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

This classic work of Arthur W. Pink invites readers to discover the truth about seventeen attribute… read more

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"Grace is that in God which brings into favor one justly in disfavor."

-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God

"What is wisdom? It is the skill to achieve the perfect means by the perfect ends "

-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God

"What God made, God loves, because it's inconceivable that God should make anything that He didn't love."

-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God

"We get the odd notion that God is showing mercy because Jesus died. No. Jesus died because God is showing mercy."

-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God

3. 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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4. Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ

By: Eugene H. Peterson , Dallas Willard

3.43

Format: 375 pages,

Renovation of the Heartexplains the common misunderstandings about human nature and the discipleshi… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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5. The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization

By: Arthur Herman

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

Arthur Herman has now written the definitive sequel to his New York Timesbestseller, How the Scots … read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • history
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6. The Weight of Glory

By: C.S. Lewis

4.38

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The classic Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century,… read more

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"He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Have courage, dear heart, for there is nothing to be afraid of and never has been."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

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7. Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: A Cultural History, Vol. I)

By: David Hackett Fischer

3.59

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

This book is the first volume in a cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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9. On the Incarnation

By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more

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10. Thoughts for Young Men

By: J.C. Ryle

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

J.C. Ryle's handbook for young men, replete with warnings, exhortations, and instruction about this… read more

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11. The Major Works

By: G.R. Evans , Anselm of Canterbury , Brian Davies

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Although utterly convinced of the truth of Christianity, Anselm of Canterbury struggled to make sen… read more

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12. The Abolition of Man

By: C.S. Lewis

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more

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13. Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

By: C.S. Lewis

4.00

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

The second book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which also includes Out of the Silent Pla… read more

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  • christianity
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"Say a child’s prayer if you can’t say a man’s."

-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

"It is not for nothing that you are named Ransom,"

-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

"The joy came from finding at last what hatred was made for."

-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

"About this time tomorrow, you will have done the impossible."

-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

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

By: Carl R. Trueman

4.57

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court … read more

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"[I]n the work of the New Left one finds philosophical justification for what are now intuitive commonplaces of our culture: to be free is to be sexually liberated; to be happy is to be affirmed in th…"

-Carl R. Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution

"The expressive individual is now the sexually expressive individual. And education and socialization are to be marked not by the cultivation of traditional sexual interdicts and taboos but rather by …"

-Carl R. Trueman, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution

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15. Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

By: Tom Holland

4.26

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination. … read more

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  • philosophy
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"To hail a religion for its compatibility with a secular society was decidedly not a neutral gesture. Secularism was no less bred of the sweep of Christian history than were Orban's barbed-wire fences…"

-Tom Holland, Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

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16. Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution

By: Carl R. Trueman

4.50

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics How did the world arrive … read more

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17. Letter to the American Church

By: Eric Metaxas

4.28

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

In an earnest and searing wake-up call, the author of the bestseller  Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy … read more

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18. The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind

By: Jason M. Baxter

4.51

Format: None pages, Audio CD

C. S. Lewis had one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Many readers know Lewis as an auth… read more

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19. Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling

By: Nijay K. Gupta

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

The first Christians were weird. Just how weird is often lost on today's believers. Within Roman s… read more

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20. Miracles

By: C.S. Lewis

4.05

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

‘The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man. Every… read more

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"Miracles do not, in fact, break the laws of nature."

-C.S. Lewis, Miracles

"Sexual intercourse is rapidly becoming the one thing venerated in a world without veneration."

-C.S. Lewis, Miracles

"In Science we have been reading only the notes to a poem; in Christianity we find the poem itself."

-C.S. Lewis, Miracles

"Death is a safety-device because, once Man has fallen, natural immortality would be the one utterly hopeless destiny for him."

-C.S. Lewis, Miracles

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21. Life in the Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture

By: Aaron Renn

4.23

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Learning how to live in today's new social and cultural environment will require examination, trial… read more

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22. Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World

By: Joe Rigney

4.54

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Who are you when the teeth come out? For every true act of leadership, there is an equal and mo… read more

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"The Scriptures regularly use the metaphor of a body to speak about human social life. The church is the body of Christ, with many members (1 Cor. 12). Marriage is a “one flesh"

-Joe Rigney, Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World

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23. The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory

By: Abigail Rine Favale

4.59

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

The question of gender—who we are as men and women—has never been more pressing, or more misunderst… read more

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24. The Dark Tower: And Other Stories

By: C.S. Lewis

3.71

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Available from HarperOne, now the exclusive publisher of all of C. S. Lewis’s adult religious books… read more

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"The most important events in every age never reach the history books."

-C.S. Lewis, The Dark Tower: And Other Stories

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25. Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam

By: Raymond Ibrahim

4.64

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A riveting account of the lives and epic battles of eight Western defenders against violent Islamic… read more

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26. Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West

By: R.R. Reno

3.96

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

With compelling insight, R. R. Reno argues that we are witnessing the return of the “strong gods”—t… read more

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27. The Nicene Creed: An Introduction

By: Phillip Cary

4.40

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Understand and celebrate what we believeFor centuries, the Nicene Creed has been central to the chu… read more

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28. From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith

By: Louis A. Markos

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

What does Plato have to do with the Christian faith? Quite a bit, it turns out. In ways that might … read more

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29. Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms: A Reader's Edition

By: Chad Van Dixhoorn

4.70

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Understand Foundations of the Christian Church through These Historic Statements of Faith For centu… read more

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30. What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.66

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

These days many evangelicals are exploring the more sacramental, liturgical, and historically-consc… read more

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31. CS Lewis: Christology and Cosmology

By: Michael Ward

4.56

Format: None pages, Audiobook

An Audio Course read more

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6 Top audiobook books like From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith by Louis A. Markos

Transform Your Habits

Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)

C.S. Lewis

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

Tom Holland

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Letter to the American Church

Eric Metaxas

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling

Nijay K. Gupta

4.29

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Chosen By God: Know God's Perfect Plan for His Glory and His Children

R.C. Sproul

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Consequences of Ideas

R.C. Sproul

4.33

The Consolation of Philosophy

Boethius , None

4.27

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The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

Jeremiah Burroughs

4.33

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