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The history of Israel as a nation may be said to commence with their entrance into their own land. Israel was born as a people to the overthrow of Sihon and of Og, the last who would have barred Israel's way to their home had been only preparatory. During wanderings the strong hand of Jehovah had...

It is the fashion in a modern and powerful section of that world, which interests itself in psychology, to urge that the senses are the only channels of human knowledge. Knowledge is, however, an equivocal word. It could bear a meaning, which would allow all of us to concede this point. “What has...

This work serves as an introduction or initiation to the spiritual life so that the intellect may give its full assent to what it knows to be true. This book provides the first critical edition of John Henry Newman’s classic work, A Grammar of Assent. Newman explains how the human mind proceeds...

In similar fashion, as Bernard of Clairvaux, and many others after, Patmore’s mantra: “I only report the cry which certain ‘babes in Christ’ have uttered : ‘Taste and see that the Lord is sweet’.” Has been fulfilled , albeit in part, within this text. More importantly, he adds, far be it...

It is universally recognized that Bernard was a prince among mystics. His mysticism is very -personal; he was too great and individual a character for it to be otherwise. But it is at the same time of a very definite type; it is, as Abbot Butler wrote in his Western Mysticism, "Pre-Dionysian, pre-scholastic,...

For the first time, in 33 years, here is a complete analytical and comparative study of the only two English translations of this marvelous work. This effort, which lies within your grasp, is a pains-taking effort to not only compare the wording, but also the footnotes and supply variant references to...

This is volume two of a five volume effort, by one of History’s greatest commentator's on the Gospels. This work is written for one who does have a fluid knowledge of philosophy, not alone Thomas Aquinas. What this accomplishes is to provide a modern version of the Catena Aurea in today's verbiage...

Philip Schaff's History of the Christian Church excels at providing an impressive and instructive historical treatment of the Christian church. This is Volume Three covering from 311 A.D. to 600 A.D. This volumous work begins with the Early Church at its formative era. Schaff's treatment is comprehensive...

"The Ante-Nicene Fathers" ranges from the Apostolic Fathers to various third and fourth century sources including the liturgies and ancient Syriac documents. It was intended to comprise translations into English of all the extant works of the Fathers down to the date of the first General Council held...

“Christ in the Soul” is a form of expression, which is often employed to indicate the fact of the existence, or at least of the possibility of the existence, in the human soul, of pure, holy, Christ-like dispositions. It indicates something more than forgiveness, which is a work done for us, rather...

Philip Schaff's History of the Christian Church excels at providing an impressive and instructive historical treatment of the Christian church. This is Volume Six covering from Boniface VIII, 1294 to the Protestant Reformation, 1517 This volumous work begins with the Early Church at its formative...

In summarizing the themes of this book: “The... Eastern Christian themes [exemplified by the writings of Pseudo-Macarius] can be seen in Upham’s Treatise on Divine Union. In this volume he analyzes carefully the origins, grounds and goals of the relationship between God and humans as well as the...

IN order to avoid a misunderstanding to which the very title of this work might lead, it cannot be too forcibly stated that the Mystical Life is not with any infallible certainty the outcome of our own personal effort, however rightly that effort may have been made. Let us suppose that a soul has...

We have grown indeed, but in worldly wisdom, and the unquestioning and undivided love we vowed to God when we were little has been scattered to the winds. We found it would cost us a great effort, and a life-long one, to love God as we should, to keep on loving Him as children do, so we compromised...