Religion
226 books
Historical
432
Eva K. Betz - Priest on Horseback-Father Farmer: 1720-1786
A historical novel for children, which tells the story of several months in the life of the then famous Father Farmer, as he traveled a Mass circuit in Pre-Revolutionary, Colonial America. He faced much danger and...
3 hours 20 minutes
*Non-fiction
458
John Calvin - Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 4
Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin's seminal work on Protestant systematic theology. Highly influential in the Western world and still widely read by theological students today, it was published in...
25 hours 54 minutes
*Non-fiction
484
Saint Teresa of Avila - Book of the Foundations
Essentially the sequel to The Life of St. Teresa, Teresa recounts the foundations of the Discalced Carmelite monasteries in Spain, both for men and women. This book tells of all the triumphs and troubles, and about...
8 hours 32 minutes
*Non-fiction
412
Westminster Divines - Westminster Confession of Faith
The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith, in the Calvinist theological tradition. Although drawn up by the 1646 Westminster Assembly, largely of the Church of England, it became and...
1 hour 41 minutes
*Non-fiction
470
David Friedrich Strauss - Life of Jesus Critically Examined
Strauss was an early pioneer in the ongoing 'Quest of the Historical Jesus' movement, and his Life of Jesus is one of the few landmarks in the field. The first edition of Strauss' book was published in Germany in...
51 hours 47 minutes
*Non-fiction
501
Albert Schweitzer - Quest of the Historical Jesus
In this book, Schweitzer traces the historical progress of 'Historical Jesus' research, from Hermann Reimarus in the mid 18th century, to William Wrede at the turn of the 20th. Schweitzer showed how Jesus' image had...
21 hours 18 minutes
