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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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