Saint John of Damascus: Writings (The Fathers of the Church, 37)
By: John of Damascus
4.40
Format: 478 pages, Paperback
St. John of Damascus (ca. 675-749) is generally regarded as the last great figure of Greek Patrolog…
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1. The Orthodox Church
By: Kallistos Ware , Timothy Ware
4.27
Format: 359 pages, Paperback
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"All Protestants are Crypto-Papists,’ wrote the Russian theologian Alexis Khomiakov to an English friend in the year 1846. ‘ . . . To use the concise language of algebra, all the West knows but one da…"-Kallistos Ware, The Orthodox Church
2. De Monarchia (On the Monarchy)
By: Dante Alighieri
3.64
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
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3. City of God
By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Bettenson
3.93
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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
4. The Imitation of Christ
By: Thomas à Kempis , William Benham , Richard Challoner, D.D.
4.32
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Only the Bible has been more influential as a source of Christian devotional reading than The Imita… read more
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5. Rock and Sand: An Orthodox Appraisal of the Protestant Reformers and Their Teachings
By: Josiah Trenham , Michael Monos , Nitsa McClatchey
4.20
Format: None pages, Paperback
This book has been written for three purposes. First, to provide the Orthodox reader with a compete… read more
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6. The Alexiad
By: Anna Comnena , E.R.A. Sewter
3.95
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This is one of the fundamental sources of information on chivalry as well as many other interesting… read more
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7. Père Goriot
By: Honoré de Balzac
3.85
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Père Goriot is the tragic story of a father whose obsessive love for his two daughters leads to his… read more
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"Good befalls us while we sleep, sometimes."-Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot
"آری ,در این دنیا هیچ چیزی کامل نیست, مگر بدبختی."-Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot
"Notre coeur est un trésor, videz-le d'un coup, vous êtes ruinés."-Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot
"If youth were not ignorant and timid, civilization would be impossible."-Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot
8. The Didache
By: Anonymous
3.00
Format: 76 pages, Kindle Edition
The Teaching of the Twelve- an early Christian compilation. Traditionally ascribed to the Twelve Ap… read more
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9. The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus
By: Harold Bloom , Marvin W. Meyer , Apostle Thomas
4.04
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A new translation and analysis of the gospel that records the actual words of Jesus. Explores the g… read more
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10. The Consolation of Philosophy
By: Boethius , None
4.27
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11. Confessions
By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler
3.41
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12. On the Prayer of Jesus
By: Ignatius Brianchaninov
1.00
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13. A Canticle for Leibowitz
By: Walter M. Miller Jr.
3.39
Format: 414 pages, Paperback
Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and widely considered one of the most accomplished, po… read more
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14. The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
By: Clement of Rome
3.86
Format: None pages,
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15. On the Incarnation
By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None
3.29
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A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more
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16. Interior Castle
By: Teresa de Ávila
4.16
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
A cornerstone book on mystical theology, Interior Castledescribes the seven stages of union with Go… read more
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17. The Aeneid
By: Virgil , Robert Fitzgerald
4.50
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18. The Secret History
By: Procopius
3.67
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19. On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ: Selected Writings
By: Robert L. Wilken , Maximus the Confessor , Paul M. Blowers
4.12
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St Maximus' two main collections of theological reflections-his Ambigua (or "Difficulties") and his… read more
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20. The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
By: Agatha Christie
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21. The Secret Of The Rosary
By: Louis de Montfort , None
4.14
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22. Bel-Ami
By: Guy de Maupassant , Douglas Parmée
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Guy de Maupassant's scandalous tale of an opportunistic young man corrupted by the allure of power,… read more
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"In fact living is dying."-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami
"Vivre enfin, c'est mourir!"-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami
"The only certainty is death."-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami
"In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is king."-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami
23. On the Apostolic Preaching
By: Irenaeus of Lyons
3.88
Format: 373 pages, Paperback
St Irenaeus is the most important theologian of the second century, laying the foundation for all f… read more
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24. Paradise Lost
By: John Milton , John Leonard
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"What hath night to do with sleep?"-John Milton, Paradise Lost
"Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n."-John Milton, Paradise Lost
"Solitude sometimes is best society."-John Milton, Paradise Lost
"Wild above rule or art, enormous bliss."-John Milton, Paradise Lost
25. The Problem of Pain
By: C.S. Lewis
4.13
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"Man is to be understood only in his relation to God."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
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"Even if there were pains in Heaven, all who understand would desire them."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
"Now God, who has made us, knows what we are and that our happiness lies in Him."-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
26. Pope Peter: Defending the Church's Most Distinctive Doctrine in a Time of Crisis
By: Joe Heschmeyer
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The papacy is no stranger to controversy. In many ways it’s Catholicism’s defining doctrine—but al… read more
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27. On Marriage and Family Life (Popular Patristics) (English and Ancient Greek Edition)
By: John Chrysostom
4.43
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Christian tradition often seems to give only grudging approval to the married life, particularly it… read more
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28. On the Mystical Life: The Ethical Discourses : The Church and the Last Things Vol. 1
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29. Saint John of Damascus: Writings (The Fathers of the Church, 37)
By: John of Damascus
4.40
Format: 478 pages, Paperback
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30. Christ the Conqueror of Hell: The Descent Into Hades From an Orthodox Perspective
By: Hilarion Alfeyev
4.33
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This in-depth study on the realm of death presents a message of hope held by the first generation o… read more
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31. The Saving Work of Christ: Sermons by Saint Gregory Palamas
By: Gregory Palamas
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