Religion
- Explorations in Spiritual Mysticism
- Radical Voices on Faith and Power
- Philosophical Explorations of Faith
- Foundations of Christian Thought
- Puritan Reflections on Faith
- Foundational Texts of the Bible
The Love of Jesus to Penitents
Henry Edward Manning (1808-1892) was an Oxford-educated Anglican clergyman who converted to Roman Catholicism after the Privy Council ordere…
St. John Chrysostom on 1 Timothy
Timothy was one of the disciples of the Apostle Paul, who had a deep affection for him, writing, "You know the proof of him, that as a …
Christ's Object Lessons
An approachable explanation of the main parables used by Jesus Christ to teach His disciples how to live. Notably, this discussion highlight…
History of the Christian Church
History of the Christian Church by Samuel Cheetham offers a concise overview of the Church's development during its formative first six cent…
Discovering Buddhism
The wisdom of emptiness is the ultimate teaching in Buddhism; its main tenet is that our suffering is caused by our inability to perceive th…
Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago
Hannah Trager published Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago in 1926, so the book is a portrait of day to day life for a Jewish fami…
Ecclesiastes
The Book of Ecclesiastes ( /ɨˌkliːziˈæstiːz/; literally "Book of the Teacher"; Hebrew: קֹהֶלֶת, Qoheleth), commonly referr…
Esther
The book commences with a feast organized by Ahasuerus, initially for his court and dignitaries and afterwards for all inhabitants of Shusha…
Book of Matthew
Spiritual and practical lessons are extracted from every verse of the Book of Matthew, as well as detailed explanation of the text. The Book…
Little Meg's Children
This is the touching and endearing story of Little Meg and her trials and difficulties as she does her best to look after 'her children' aft…
The Curious Lore of Precious Stones
Full title is "The Curious Lore of Precious Stones, being a description of their sentiments and folklore, superstitions, symbolism, mys…
Catena Aurea, St. Matthew
The Catena Aurea (Latin for Golden Chain) presents the commentaries of the greatest theologians (e.g. St. John Chrysostom, St. Jerome, St. A…
The Ghost of Kingdom Come
A word about ghosts.Do you believe in Ghosts? Are you afraid of Ghost? Ghosts are truly real. St. Joseph, St. Peter, St. Bridget are real g…
Quiet Hints to Growing Preachers
Charles Edward Jefferson was pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle in Brooklyn, New York for 33 years. In Quiet Hints, published in 1901, he pro…
Ezra
The history of the first return of exiles, in the first year of Cyrus the Great (536 B.C.), till the completion and dedication of the new Te…
Buddhism and Buddhists in China
Buddhism and Buddhists in China is an anthropological text describing Buddhism as practiced in China at the beginning of the 20th Century. I…
2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles offers a detailed account of the history of the kings of Judah, focusing particularly on the reign of King Solomon and the subs…
Soren Kierkegaard
The writings listed here represent books about Soren Kierkegaard. A fragment of his work, On the Dedication to "That Single Individual&…
Sermons of a Buddhist Abbot
Look! it's the science of sitting, No! it's the science of meditating, No! it's Zen. If you wanted to know anything regarding Zen Buddhism a…
Short Nonfiction Collection
A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collection we…