My Christian Library
i added an eleventh to the previous list, but here i'd like to highlight what i consider an essentialist approach to the vast literature of Christendom.
The Early Church Fathers - a massive eBook, which is arranged alphabetically, i'll like be on the A's for quite some time haha
Thomas Aquinas - he drew a lot from Aristotle
Meister Eckart - mysticism here and the next 2, lots of other mystics, but choosing these 3 for the rest of my life, sounds pretty fair to me.
St Teresa of Avila
St John of the Cross
Martin Luther - he's what i like to call a cozy theologian.
John Calvin - when i put on my Christian hat, and think pro Christian thoughts, Calvin and those who followed suit were the guys who i agree most with.
Maleus Malificarum - The Hammer of the Witches, ever since i saw the Danish silent film Haxan, i coveted this infamous book, i have 3 version, one looks good, the other 2 are from z Library where i got over 200 Feminist books for free. They look crappy on the kindle.
Blaise Pascal - there was a time when i thought this guy was the smartest guy ever to have lived.
John Owen - a mighty 55 works collection, but doesn't have his huge study on the book of Hebrews, which can be gotten for cheap. This guy is thee best Puritan out there.
Jonathan Edwards - certain works of his i really want to dig in deeper on TULIP topics, tulip is an anagram for Calvinistic doctrines that are distinctly different from other strains of Protestantism.
Soren Kierkegaard - in the big 4 for me with Nietzsche Cioran and Shestov, Shestov almost makes the cut here, but i think he was more on the Judeo side.
GK Chesterton - this guy at one point made me think again concerning Calvin, a brilliant guy, and lots to get into, one of his fictions is highly regarded outside the strictures of religion The Man Who Was Thursday.
CS Lewis - and this guy, from Narnia to Screwtape, smart apologist for what Kierkegaard would call the Absurd, Lewis makes it sound so rational.
There is a group of recent Reformed minded preachers and teachers also, and i am utilizing my favorite of them John Piper using his website to listen to his sermons.
Christianity is an enigma for me, i love it and i hate it, and i am often neutral about it, which is best, from a neutral mindset one can look into it without being infected by it, and gain a better understanding of it and oneself. It has a lot to teach us, but all too often enslaves those who are forced into accepting it as literally the only truth one has need of.
The Early Church Fathers - a massive eBook, which is arranged alphabetically, i'll like be on the A's for quite some time haha
Thomas Aquinas - he drew a lot from Aristotle
Meister Eckart - mysticism here and the next 2, lots of other mystics, but choosing these 3 for the rest of my life, sounds pretty fair to me.
St Teresa of Avila
St John of the Cross
Martin Luther - he's what i like to call a cozy theologian.
John Calvin - when i put on my Christian hat, and think pro Christian thoughts, Calvin and those who followed suit were the guys who i agree most with.
Maleus Malificarum - The Hammer of the Witches, ever since i saw the Danish silent film Haxan, i coveted this infamous book, i have 3 version, one looks good, the other 2 are from z Library where i got over 200 Feminist books for free. They look crappy on the kindle.
Blaise Pascal - there was a time when i thought this guy was the smartest guy ever to have lived.
John Owen - a mighty 55 works collection, but doesn't have his huge study on the book of Hebrews, which can be gotten for cheap. This guy is thee best Puritan out there.
Jonathan Edwards - certain works of his i really want to dig in deeper on TULIP topics, tulip is an anagram for Calvinistic doctrines that are distinctly different from other strains of Protestantism.
Soren Kierkegaard - in the big 4 for me with Nietzsche Cioran and Shestov, Shestov almost makes the cut here, but i think he was more on the Judeo side.
GK Chesterton - this guy at one point made me think again concerning Calvin, a brilliant guy, and lots to get into, one of his fictions is highly regarded outside the strictures of religion The Man Who Was Thursday.
CS Lewis - and this guy, from Narnia to Screwtape, smart apologist for what Kierkegaard would call the Absurd, Lewis makes it sound so rational.
There is a group of recent Reformed minded preachers and teachers also, and i am utilizing my favorite of them John Piper using his website to listen to his sermons.
Christianity is an enigma for me, i love it and i hate it, and i am often neutral about it, which is best, from a neutral mindset one can look into it without being infected by it, and gain a better understanding of it and oneself. It has a lot to teach us, but all too often enslaves those who are forced into accepting it as literally the only truth one has need of.
