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Theology, prayer, philosophy, and literature from across the tradition — gathered to be read slowly and returned to often.
One hundred volumes, five traditions — every shelf its own color.
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Volume 01 · Catholic
Confessions
Augustine of Hippo
The original memoir of a soul searching for God
397 · 352 pages
Volume 02 · Ecumenical
Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis
A rational case for the Christian faith
1952 · 227 pages
Volume 03 · Catholic
Summa Theologica
Thomas Aquinas
The masterwork of systematic theology
1274 · 3,500 pages
Volume 04 · Protestant
The Cost of Discipleship
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
What it means to follow Christ in a broken world
1937 · 316 pages
Volume 05 · Catholic
Orthodoxy
G.K. Chesterton
A wild, joyful defense of Christian belief
1908 · 168 pages
Volume 06 · Protestant
Fear and Trembling
Soren Kierkegaard
The leap of faith examined through Abraham
1843 · 160 pages
Volume 07 · Orthodox
The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Faith, doubt, and the problem of evil in one novel
1880 · 796 pages
Volume 08 · Catholic
Fides et Ratio
Pope John Paul II
Faith and reason as two wings toward truth
1998 · 120 pages
Volume 09 · Ecumenical
The Abolition of Man
C.S. Lewis
A prophetic warning about a world without objective values
1943 · 113 pages
Volume 10 · Reformed
Institutes of the Christian Religion
John Calvin
The foundational text of Reformed theology
1536 · 1,521 pages
Volume 11 · Catholic
The City of God
Augustine of Hippo
A sweeping vision of two cities and the end of history
426
Volume 12 · Catholic
The Interior Castle
Teresa of Ávila
A map of the soul's journey into prayer
1577
Volume 13 · Catholic
Dark Night of the Soul
John of the Cross
Finding God when consolation disappears
1579
Volume 14 · Catholic
The Imitation of Christ
Thomas à Kempis
A quiet classic of humility and discipleship
1418
Volume 15 · Catholic
Introduction to the Devout Life
Francis de Sales
Holiness practiced in the middle of ordinary life
1609
Volume 16 · Catholic
Story of a Soul
Thérèse of Lisieux
The little way of trust, love, and spiritual childhood
1898
Volume 17 · Catholic
The Seven Storey Mountain
Thomas Merton
A modern conversion story shaped by silence and grace
1948
Volume 18 · Catholic
New Seeds of Contemplation
Thomas Merton
Contemplative wisdom for becoming fully alive in God
1961
Volume 19 · Catholic
Theology of the Body for Beginners
Christopher West
An accessible introduction to embodied Christian love
2004
Volume 20 · Catholic
Jesus of Nazareth
Pope Benedict XVI
A theological encounter with Jesus in the Gospels
2007
Volume 21 · Catholic
The Spirit of the Liturgy
Joseph Ratzinger
Why Christian worship forms the whole person
2000
Volume 22 · Catholic
The Everlasting Man
G.K. Chesterton
Human history retold around the strangeness of Christ
1925
Volume 23 · Catholic
The Lamb's Supper
Scott Hahn
Reading Christian worship through the Book of Revelation
1999
Volume 24 · Catholic
Theology and Sanity
Frank Sheed
Clear thinking about God, creation, and the human person
1946
Volume 25 · Catholic
The Lord
Romano Guardini
A sustained meditation on the person and work of Jesus
1937
Volume 26 · Catholic
The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything
James Martin
Ignatian wisdom for prayer, work, and decision-making
2010
Volume 27 · Protestant
The Pilgrim's Progress
John Bunyan
The Christian journey rendered as an enduring allegory
1678
Volume 28 · Protestant
The Screwtape Letters
C.S. Lewis
Temptation and grace seen from the enemy's desk
1942
Volume 29 · Protestant
The Great Divorce
C.S. Lewis
A dreamlike journey through freedom, heaven, and hell
1945
Volume 30 · Protestant
The Problem of Pain
C.S. Lewis
A clear-eyed account of suffering under a good God
1940
Volume 31 · Protestant
Surprised by Joy
C.S. Lewis
An intellectual autobiography of longing and conversion
1955
Volume 32 · Protestant
Knowing God
J.I. Packer
Doctrine ordered toward wonder, worship, and communion
1973
Volume 33 · Protestant
Celebration of Discipline
Richard Foster
Classic practices for a life attentive to God
1978
Volume 34 · Protestant
Life Together
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A demanding vision of Christian community
1939
Volume 35 · Protestant
Letters and Papers from Prison
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Faith tested at the edge of freedom and death
1951
Volume 36 · Protestant
The Cross of Christ
John Stott
The meaning and necessity of Christ's self-giving death
1986
Volume 37 · Protestant
Basic Christianity
John Stott
A concise invitation to examine the claims of Jesus
1958
Volume 38 · Protestant
Desiring God
John Piper
Christian joy understood as delight in God's glory
1986
Volume 39 · Protestant
The Pursuit of God
A.W. Tozer
An urgent call to seek God's presence
1948
Volume 40 · Protestant
The Hiding Place
Corrie ten Boom
Courage, forgiveness, and faith under Nazi occupation
1971
Volume 41 · Protestant
The Ragamuffin Gospel
Brennan Manning
Grace for people who have stopped pretending
1990
Volume 42 · Protestant
Gentle and Lowly
Dane Ortlund
The heart of Christ for sinners and sufferers
2020
Volume 43 · Protestant
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction
Eugene Peterson
Patient discipleship through the Psalms of Ascents
1980
Volume 44 · Protestant
The Jesus I Never Knew
Philip Yancey
Meeting the unsettling Jesus behind familiar images
1995
Volume 45 · Orthodox
The Way of a Pilgrim
Anonymous
The Jesus Prayer learned on the roads of Russia
1884
Volume 46 · Orthodox
The Orthodox Way
Kallistos Ware
An invitation into the mystery of the Triune God
1979
Volume 47 · Orthodox
The Orthodox Church
Kallistos Ware
A clear history and account of Eastern Christian belief
1963
Volume 48 · Orthodox
For the Life of the World
Alexander Schmemann
The world received as sacrament and gift
1963
Volume 49 · Orthodox
Great Lent
Alexander Schmemann
The liturgical journey toward Pascha
1969
Volume 50 · Orthodox
Beginning to Pray
Anthony Bloom
Direct and compassionate counsel for learning prayer
1970
Volume 51 · Orthodox
Wounded by Love
Porphyrios Bairaktaris
A saint's memories of love, joy, and prayer
2005
Volume 52 · Orthodox
Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives
Thaddeus of Vitovnica
Peace of heart through watchfulness and trust
2009
Volume 53 · Orthodox
Everyday Saints
Tikhon Shevkunov
Stories of grace among ordinary monastics and pilgrims
2011
Volume 54 · Orthodox
The Way of the Ascetics
Tito Colliander
A compact guide to inner struggle and freedom
1952
Volume 55 · Orthodox
On the Acquisition of the Holy Spirit
Seraphim of Sarov
A conversation about the Spirit-filled Christian life
1903
Volume 56 · Orthodox
The Art of Prayer
Igumen Chariton
Collected wisdom on attention and the prayer of the heart
1936
Volume 57 · Orthodox
The Roots of Christian Mysticism
Olivier Clément
The early Church's contemplative vision gathered in one volume
1995
Volume 58 · Orthodox
Being as Communion
John Zizioulas
Personhood and Church understood through communion
1985
Volume 59 · Orthodox
The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church
Vladimir Lossky
Theology as participation in the life of God
1944
Volume 60 · Orthodox
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers
Benedicta Ward
Brief, bracing wisdom from early Christian monastics
1975
Volume 61 · Orthodox
Laurus
Eugene Vodolazkin
A novel of repentance, healing, and holy foolishness
2012
Volume 62 · Orthodox
Father Arseny
Vera Bouteneff
Accounts of faith and mercy inside the Soviet gulag
1973
Volume 63 · Orthodox
The Arena
Ignatius Brianchaninov
Counsel for spiritual struggle grounded in humility
1867
Volume 64 · Reformed
The Westminster Confession of Faith
Westminster Assembly
A landmark summary of Reformed doctrine
1647
Volume 65 · Reformed
The Heidelberg Catechism
Zacharias Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus
Christian doctrine framed by comfort and gratitude
1563
Volume 66 · Reformed
Chosen by God
R.C. Sproul
A direct introduction to election and divine sovereignty
1986
Volume 67 · Reformed
The Holiness of God
R.C. Sproul
An encounter with the majesty and otherness of God
1985
Volume 68 · Reformed
Knowing Christ
Mark Jones
A theological portrait of the person and work of Jesus
2015
Volume 69 · Reformed
Reformed Dogmatics
Herman Bavinck
A comprehensive synthesis of Reformed Christian theology
1895
Volume 70 · Reformed
The Wonderful Works of God
Herman Bavinck
Christian doctrine told as the story of God's works
1909
Volume 71 · Reformed
The Mortification of Sin
John Owen
A searching guide to resisting sin by the Spirit
1656
Volume 72 · Reformed
Communion with God
John Owen
Fellowship with Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
1657
Volume 73 · Reformed
Religious Affections
Jonathan Edwards
Discerning the marks of genuine spiritual life
1746
Volume 74 · Reformed
Freedom of the Will
Jonathan Edwards
A demanding argument about desire, freedom, and grace
1754
Volume 75 · Reformed
Pilgrim Theology
Michael Horton
Core Christian doctrine for disciples on the way
2011
Volume 76 · Reformed
Core Christianity
Michael Horton
The essential shape of the gospel and Christian belief
2016
Volume 77 · Reformed
Systematic Theology
Louis Berkhof
A durable framework for Reformed theological study
1938
Volume 78 · Reformed
The Christian's Great Interest
William Guthrie
Pastoral help for examining faith and assurance
1658
Volume 79 · Reformed
The Valley of Vision
Arthur Bennett
Puritan prayers of confession, dependence, and praise
1975
Volume 80 · Reformed
The Bruised Reed
Richard Sibbes
Tender assurance for wounded and struggling Christians
1630
Volume 81 · Reformed
All Things for Good
Thomas Watson
Providence and hope in the midst of affliction
1663
Volume 82 · Reformed
Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices
Thomas Brooks
Practical wisdom for recognizing and resisting temptation
1652
Volume 83 · Ecumenical
The Practice of the Presence of God
Brother Lawrence
Communion with God in the smallest daily tasks
1692
Volume 84 · Ecumenical
The Cloud of Unknowing
Anonymous
A medieval guide to contemplative prayer beyond concepts
1375
Volume 85 · Ecumenical
Revelations of Divine Love
Julian of Norwich
A hopeful vision of suffering held within divine love
1395
Volume 86 · Ecumenical
The Rule of Saint Benedict
Benedict of Nursia
A humane pattern of prayer, work, and shared life
516
Volume 87 · Ecumenical
On the Incarnation
Athanasius of Alexandria
The classic early account of why the Word became flesh
318
Volume 88 · Ecumenical
Jesus Through the Centuries
Jaroslav Pelikan
How cultures and eras have encountered Jesus
1985
Volume 89 · Ecumenical
The Divine Conspiracy
Dallas Willard
Learning to live now within the kingdom of God
1998
Volume 90 · Ecumenical
Renovation of the Heart
Dallas Willard
A whole-person account of spiritual transformation
2002
Volume 91 · Ecumenical
The Return of the Prodigal Son
Henri Nouwen
Coming home to the love of the Father
1992
Volume 92 · Ecumenical
The Wounded Healer
Henri Nouwen
Ministry that begins with honest human vulnerability
1972
Volume 93 · Ecumenical
Walking on Water
Madeleine L'Engle
Faith and art understood as acts of incarnation
1980
Volume 94 · Ecumenical
Silence
Shūsaku Endō
A novel of faith, apostasy, and hidden grace
1966
Volume 95 · Ecumenical
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
A pastor's luminous letter about grace and ordinary life
2004
Volume 96 · Ecumenical
The Crucified God
Jürgen Moltmann
Christian hope interpreted through the suffering of God
1972
Volume 97 · Ecumenical
The Resurrection of the Son of God
N.T. Wright
A historical argument for the earliest Christian claim
2003
Volume 98 · Ecumenical
Simply Christian
N.T. Wright
A broad invitation into Christian belief and practice
2006
Volume 99 · Ecumenical
The Spirit of Early Christian Thought
Robert Louis Wilken
How the Church Fathers learned to think Christianly
2003
Volume 100 · Ecumenical
The Patient Ferment of the Early Church
Alan Kreider
How patient lives and distinctive worship shaped Christian growth
2016
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