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Augustine on the Christian Life: Transformed by the Power of God (Gerald Bray)
$16.99Augustine is widely considered to be the most influential theologian in church history after the apostle Paul. Dramatically converted from a life of licentiousness to one of wholehearted devotion to Christ, the humble North African pastor quickly established himself as a leading figure within the ancient church. In Augustine on the Christian Life, historian Gerald Bray explores the rich spirituality of this extraordinary man, examining his historical context, approach to the Christian life, and work as a preacher and teacher of God’s Word. Drawing on Augustine’s many writings—including his classic spiritual autobiography, the Confessions—Bray demonstrates Augustine’s enduring relevance for Christians today.
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Theologians on the Christian Life Series 16-vol. Bundle
$215.99The Theologians on the Christian Life series, edited by Stephen J. Nichols and Justin Taylor, provides accessible introductions to some of church history’s greatest teachers, exploring their personal lives and writings, especially as they pertain to the walk of faith, and gives insights into how each one viewed the Christian life. Organized around themes that characterized their lives and teachings, these portraits of famous theologians are more than biographies—they are wisdom from the past for life in the present.
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Augustine of Hippo: Christian Biographies for Young Readers (Simonetta Carr)
$13.95Another of Simonetta Carr’s beautifully illustrated biographies of great figures of church history, for the young. Besides the major Biblical characters, Augustine of Hippo may well be the most influential man in church history – but too many don’t know his story.
This is just the right introduction to the life and ministry of Augustine for youthful readers. They’ll come to know his personal struggles and the high value he came to place on the Bible and truth. Readers will also see the difficult days in which Augustine lived, amid the turbulent times of the collapse of the Roman Empire.
A vividly illustrated volume, simply written, and packed with fascinating facts. Written for young readers, but sure to capture the interests of the whole family.
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Slaying Leviathan: Limited Government and Resistance in the Christian Tradition (Glenn Sunshine)
$14.50Christians first expressed these political truths under Caesars, kings, popes, and emperors. We need them in the age of presidents.
Leviathan is rising again, and the first weapon we must recover is the longstanding Christian tradition of resisting governmental overreach. Our bloated bureaucratic state would have been unrecognizable to the Founders, and our acquiescence to its encroachments on liberty would have infuriated them. But here is the point: our Leviathan would not have surprised them. They were well acquainted with the tendency of governments to turn tyrannical: “Eternal vigilance is the price we pay for liberty.”
In Slaying Leviathan , historian Glenn S. Sunshine surveys some of the stories and key elements of Christian political thought from Augustine to the Declaration of Independence. Specifically, the book introduces theories of limited government that were synthesized into a coherent political philosophy by John Locke. Locke, of course, influenced the American founders and was, like us, fighting against the spirit of Leviathan in his day. But his is only one of the many stories in this book.
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The Right Use of the Fathers (John Daille)
$14.75To the faithful Roman Catholic, as to the dissenting Protestant, authority is an important issue. From whence may our duties in doctrine and practice be in infallibly drawn? The Protestant answers, “From Scripture alone.” The Romanist, on the other hand, answers, “From Scripture as it is interpreted by the infallible testimony of the Church, from the time of the Apostles to the present.”
To the defense of this latter position, the writings of the ante-Nicene, Nicene, and post-Nicene fathers are recruited, with the assumption that they all held to a harmonious system of doctrine and that an appeal to such a system should put to rest all controversies.
The truth of the matter is, however, that the fathers often contradicted one another, while many changed their opinions as they judgment matured with study or age. Some of the extant writings are also of doubtful origin, the traditionally accepted authorship at times a matter of dispute. The author of this volume discusses these and other problems that arise from substituting the unreliable testimony of the fathers for the sure word of the enscripturated Word of God.
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Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History (Richard Hannula)
$19.50Christianity is a faith in love with history. God took on human flesh and dwelt among us. The Spirit carried that divine work over the centuries, providing courage and maturity even amid our imperfections. Christians find their true family line not through tribes and ethnic blood but in the bond of faithfulness and shed blood that has united our family for millennia. We too often view Church history as the story of obscure aliens instead of the lives of brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers.
In this collection of 46 brief biographies, Hannula sketches the stirring trials and triumphs of many famous and some lesser known figures in our family of faith–including Augustine, Charlemagne, Anselm, Luther, Bunyan, and C.S. Lewis. Through them we can begin to enjoy the old paths and find rest for our souls.
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Redemption: The Church in Ancient Times (Luke H. Davis)
$10.75The story of the ancient Church is one of a people who were finding their way over many years by the light that God shined forth for them. Today, we are looking back over the centuries with many more years of understanding but we stand on the shoulders of those who braved persecution, death, debate, and mystery on behalf of generations to come.
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Augustine: The Truth Seeker
$8.99Although his mother was a faithful Christian, Augustine managed to stray into a sinful life. His life changed when he realized the truth of the Gospel. Augustine became a bishop and a tower of faith in the early church. His life is a glimpse into the days of Roman Africa and a powerful picture of the wisdom and durability of God’s Word in a pagan culture.
Augustine lived in troubled times near the end of the Roman Empire. Barbarians fought with Romans, and Christianity struggled against the worship of the old gods, and new cults. There were plenty of thrills for ambitious young men who did not care about following God’s laws, and Augustine made sure that he had his fill – despite the upset and shame it would bring to his godly mother.
During all of his wanderings, through the Roman world and through philosophy, it seemed impossible that Augustine would ever return to the truth. But it was possible, and today the Christian church has the proof in Augustine’s life and writings that God can bring the greatest, most stubborn, sinner to himself.
