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Books which have helped my own Faith
I wonder if anybody would be interested in telling us all about books which have been helpful to them (the Bible's inclusion is assumed)?
Some of my own choice would be:
The Imitation of Christ
Pilgrim's Progress
Marcus Aurelius' Meditations (controversial?)
I would be interested to hear about other helpful books.
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Permalink Reply by Lynda Keen on -
i've just finished reading Dante's Divine Comedy so would now add that to my list. Stunning stuff, I couldn't put it down.
I borrowed the book from my local library but now I've bought it because I know I will read it again and again.
Dante gives a very graphic picture of the torments in Hell but unlike Milton's Paradise Lost, the Comedy doesn't give the devil the starring part, which definitely belongs to God.
God is seen as extremely stern but 100% just and fair and the picture of Christ, seen via Virgil, St Lucy, Beatrice and St Bernard, is one of someone who really cares about human development and progress towards Him.
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Permalink Reply by Thomas Kirchhoff on -
Hello, a book that I have rediscovered is "The Way of a Pilgrim." I heard from him many years ago. During my theological studies I participated in spiritual retreats. At that time I learned the Jesus prayer. At the beginning of the year, I read the book. It is very impressive. I found him to many spiritual inspiration for my life.
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I've been thinking about what books I read in my youth. What books there were, among others, which brought me to study theology. There were a few novels, which today might not even be read.
In my early youth I was impressed Ben Hur by Lewis Wallace. Later, it was The Nun's Story by Kathryn Hulme and The Cardinal by Henry Morton Robinson. Today I am still like a little book by Karl May, entitled "Himmelsgedanken". There are poems by Karl May about God and eternity. I think that the book was not translated.
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