Two early Sufi classics are contained here in one volume. They embody the essence of spiritual life in the Islamic tradition. Ibn Ata Illah (c. 1250-1309) was a Sufi saint and sage who lived in Egy…
Selections from the writings of one of the most influential shapers of the western theological tradition, Augustine of Hippo (354-430), including On the Trinity, The Rule of St. Augustine, The Happ…
The rabbis of antiquity did not write theology or history, biography, or autobiography. Instead they told stories. If we seek to understand the rabbis and their world, we need to understand their s…
The Names of Christ, a masterpiece of the Golden Age of Spain, was written by Luis de León (1527-1591), an Augustinian friar, a professor, and a poet. Written in the style of a pastoral dialogue, …
In this volume are the life and revelations of Saint Birgitta (c. 1303-1373), Sweden's ""Joan of Arc,"" a wife, mother, and mystic who influenced both spiritual and political spheres of Europe.
Athanasius was a major figure of 14th-century Christendom. As the Bishop of Alexandria, spiritual master and theologian, he led the Church in its battle against the Arian heresy. Athanasius' The Li…
This book presents a series of Christian apocalyptic texts from the 4th to the 16th centuries from the following authors: Lactantius, Adoso of Montier-En-Der,. Joachim Of Fiore, Angelo of Clareno, …
One of the most influential German mystical writers of the 14th century, Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361) spent his life as a mendicant preacher in the Order of Preachers. These selected sermons show…
The most in-depth and scholarly panorama of Western spirituality ever attempted! In one series, the original writings of the universally acknowledged teachers of the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern …
Origen was bron in Alexandria close to the end of the second century, His life spanned the turbulent years during the collapse of the Roman Empire. He sought to rescue and transform what was best o…