Religion
226 books
*Non-fiction
485
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
414
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
472
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
502
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
General Fiction
451
William Alexander MacKay - Zorra Boys at Home and Abroad, or, How to Succeed
By Zorra, in the following sketches, is meant a little district in Oxford county, Ontario, some ten miles square, composed of part of East and part of West Zorra, and containing a population of about fourteen...
4 hours 21 minutes
*Non-fiction
503
John Calvin - Commentary on the Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, Volume 1
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. Calvin's writing and preachings provided the seeds for the branch of theology that bears his name. Originally trained as a...
19 hours 27 minutes
*Non-fiction
489
Nicolas Notovitch - Unknown Life of Jesus Christ
The New Testament describes the life of Jesus, but nothing is said of his life between the ages of 14 and 29. Notovitch, like so many historians, tries to find evidence of what happened to Jesus during those years. He...
4 hours 1 minute
