What's the best?

On the Incarnation -- St. Athanasius
1st and 2nd Apology and Dialogue with Trypho by St. Justin Martyr

On the Holy Spirit by St Basil the Great.

Fr. Arseny: Priest, Prisoner, Spiritual Father

ANother vote for 'On the Incarnation' .

If I were king it would be required reading to post in GT.

oooh oooh the Didache!

I'll third "On the Incarnation of the Word." Och, and Athanasius was younger than I am now when he wrote it. Och, indeed.

I'm also a pretty big fan of "Ethics" by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. It's quite life-altering and I've found I read the Bible very differently, now.

My favorite book (which I've read many times) is "The Pilgrim's Regress" by C.S. Lewis. It's sort of a romantic mythical autobiography that he wrote fairly soon after his conversion to Christianity.

And, of course, (although I haven't read the whole thing, yet) who can forget "Summa Theologica" by Thomas Aquinas? This got me addicted to the scholastic style. His questions are so well-framed and honestly put; I find it difficult to imagine that his opponents could have made their own arguments stronger.

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These are all pretty high on my list. Good books all. Also, especially if you're new to theology, I think the early Fathers are the best place to start. jckstraw72 mentioned Justin Martyr, but I'd also say the Epistle of Polycarp and the Epistles of Ignatius of Antioch. Polycarp and Ignatius are pretty short reads and very well worth it.

I'll add another voice for On the Incarnation
I also like Pilgrim's Regress (C. S. Lewis), On Christian Liberty (Luther), Sacred Meditations (Johann Gerhard), Confessions (St. Augustine)

Pilgrim's Progress was John Bunyan many centuries ago, not CS Lewis.

BereanTodd said:

Pilgrim's Progress was John Bunyan many centuries ago, not CS Lewis.

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Only I didn't say Pilgrim's Progress. I was referring to a book actually by CS Lewis.

Another for On the Incarnation

BereanTodd said:

Pilgrim's Progress was John Bunyan many centuries ago, not CS Lewis.

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Yes, "The Pilgrim's Progress," was a book by John Bunyan. But later there was another book called, "The Pilgrim's Regress," written by C.S. Lewis. The names are similar by intention.

I'm really gonna have to read that On the Incarnation book..

On the Incarnation of the Word

It immediately follows his previous letter, Against the Gentile but you don't have to read this in order to understand On the Incarnation.

The next book on my list to order is by
Abraham Joshua Heschel, called God in Search
of Man : A Philosophy of Judaism

I cannot wait to get this one!!
Anyone read it?

sunlover

The Imitation of Christ

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yes, i love that one.
Also St. Athanasius On the Incarnation, everyone who says Christianity is illogical should read that book.

Add my vote for The Pilgrim’s Regress and Augustine’s Confessions. Also, would vote for Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. And the “Against Indifference” section in Pascal’s Pensées.

Another "pilgrim book":
The Way of a Pilgrim