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On Loving God by Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint (1090-1153)
, St. Bernard surveys the four types of love that Christians experience as they grow in their relationship with God: loving one's self, selfish love, loving God as God, and loving one's self in God.
Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint (1090-1153)
Abbot of Clairvaux
With Christ in the School of Prayer by Murray, Andrew (1828-1917)
The power of intercessory prayer is a great gift from God. God listens to those he loves, and works all things for their good. Murray, in his classic work With Christ in the School of Prayer, calls the church to exercise that powerful gift.
Murray, Andrew (1828-1917)
South-African Dutch Reformed leader, author of devotional writings
Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume One by Edwards, Jonathan (1703-1758)
Jonathan Edwards dedicated his time to the service of God, spending the majority of his life as a preacher, theologian, and missionary. Edwards' brilliance as a theologian and scholar is undeniable in this extensive collection of his works.
Edwards, Jonathan (1703-1758)
American puritan theologian and philosopher
Holy Rule of St. Benedict by Benedict, Saint, of Nursia (480-547)
St. Benedict originally intended this text for use in monasteries. St. Benedict highlights the importance of peace, prayer, work, sacrifice, humility, frugality, and obedience.
Benedict, Saint, of Nursia (480-547)
Abbot of Monte Cassino
Uniformity with God's Will by Alphonsus de Liguori, Saint (1696-1787)
is a wonderful little treatise on the true love of God. Saint Alphonsus de Liguori writes to encourage believers to unify their wills with that of God's, so that they may love God perfectly: "the more one unites his will with the divine will, the greater will be his love of God." To choose otherwise--i.e.
Alphonsus de Liguori, Saint (1696-1787)
Moral theologian and founder of the Redemptionists
