Books and posts about faith, religious belief, spiritual practice, and the study of God.
Nick Needham's '2000 Years of Christ's Power Volume 4: The Age of Religious Conflict' covers the period from the late sixteenth to the early eighteenth century. It explains the struggles that followed the Reformation, the growth of Protestant and Catholic traditions, and the wars and persecutions that shaped the modern church.
R.C. Sproul answers whether prayer makes any real difference. He shows that prayer does not change the mind of God yet still changes things, including our own hearts. God uses prayer as a means to carry out His will. The short book explains the place, purpose, pattern, practice, prohibitions and power of prayer for the Christian.
Nick Needham's '2000 Years of Christ's Power Volume 3: The Renaissance and Reformation' covers the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation. It explains the rise of new ideas, the work of Luther and Calvin, and the major changes that reshaped the church and Western Europe.
R.C. Sproul's 'Can I Trust The Bible?' answers common doubts about the reliability of Scripture. He explains why we can trust the Bible as the Word of God despite claims of contradictions, errors, and scientific problems.
Nick Needham's '2000 Years of Christ's Power Volume 2: The Middle Ages' covers the medieval church from the fall of Rome to the eve of the Reformation. It explains the rise of the papacy, monasticism, scholasticism, and how Christian thought developed through centuries of change.
Nick Needham's '2000 Years of Christ's Power Volume 1: The Age of the Early Church Fathers' tells the story of the early Christian church from the first century to the Council of Chalcedon. It explains key doctrines, heresies, and the growth of the faith in a clear and engaging way.
R.C. Sproul's 'Truths We Confess' is a clear and practical exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith. He walks through each chapter in simple language and shows how the historic Reformed faith is faithful to Scripture and vital for today.
R.C. Sproul's 'Who Is Jesus?' answers the most important question in history. He shows from the Bible that Jesus is fully God and fully man, and why his life, death and resurrection matter for every person.
The Westminster Confession of Faith is the most important statement of Reformed Christian belief from 1646. It sets out clear teaching on God, Scripture, salvation, the church, and daily Christian life.
John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' is a great epic poem that tells the story of Satan's rebellion, the fall of Adam and Eve, and the loss of Eden. It explores good and evil, free will, and God's justice in powerful blank verse.
C.S. Lewis's 'A Preface to Paradise Lost' defends John Milton’s great epic poem. Lewis explains its style, theology, and place in the epic tradition while answering modern critics who misunderstand it.
C.S. Lewis's 'Letters on Living the Faith' is a collection of his personal letters offering wise, practical guidance on prayer, doubt, Bible questions, Narnia, and daily Christian living. Lewis acts as a kind mentor by post to ordinary people seeking help with faith.
C.S. Lewis's 'Screwtape Proposes a Toast and Other Pieces' returns to demonic satire. In the title piece senior devil Screwtape gives a speech to young tempters on how modern education and democracy breed mediocre, envious souls who resent all excellence.
C.S. Lewis's 'The Weight of Glory' is a powerful collection of nine essays on faith, eternal glory, war, friendship, and Christian living. Lewis shows how our daily choices carry eternal weight and calls us to live for what truly matters.
C.S. Lewis's 'Christian Reflections' collects insightful essays on faith, literature, culture, prayer, and modern theology. Lewis shows how Christianity illuminates every part of life with reason, imagination, and eternal truth.
C.S. Lewis's 'Surprised by Joy' is his spiritual autobiography. He honestly traces his childhood, loss of faith, and reluctant journey from atheism to Christianity through intellect and unexpected longing.
C.S. Lewis's 'Compelling Reason' is a collection of essays on ethics, reason, equality, and faith. Lewis uses clear logic to defend objective truth against modern confusion.
C.S. Lewis's 'Miracles' defends the possibility of supernatural events. He argues that reason itself shows something exists beyond nature and that miracles are both possible and believable.
C.S. Lewis's 'The Problem of Pain' tackles why a good and powerful God allows suffering. He explains pain as a tool that wakes us from self-centred lives and draws us toward Him.
C.S. Lewis's 'The Four Loves' explores affection, friendship, eros, and charity. He shows how each love can go wrong when it becomes selfish, and why only charity guided by God stays true.
C.S. Lewis's 'The Abolition of Man' warns that modern education removes objective values and trains feelings out of children. This creates men without hearts who lose their humanity.
C.S. Lewis's 'The Great Divorce' is a short story of souls who take a bus from Hell to Heaven. They must choose to let go of sin or return to Hell. Lewis shows why some prefer Hell to Heaven.
C.S. Lewis's 'Mere Christianity' explains the basic beliefs that all Christians share. It began as radio talks in the Second World War and shows why faith makes sense through reason and real life.
The Holy Bible is the word of God given to men over many centuries. Christians turn to it for guidance in life, comfort in pain, strength in trials, and hope for eternity. It shows God's plan from the beginning to the end.
C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters takes the form of letters from a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew Wormwood, a junior tempter.