Diakonia Library Collection - Contents

The Diakonia library collection presents in accessible e-text form many of the reference works often found in the study of a church pastor or a student of theology: the Bible and the Lectionary; a set of modern homilies covering the Sundays and Feasts of the liturgical year; classic works of patristics, theology and spirituality, major church documents, and at least one volume of Bible Stories for children. It is the editor's personal selection of useful texts for the ministry, which are either out of copyright, or whose use here is permitted by the respective authors or publishers.

A much larger electronic library (Classictexts Library) which includes all of this one (Diakonia) plus extensive sections on Philosophy, History, Poetry, Fiction and Drama, is also available.

Authors

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q-R S T V-Z

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Albertus Magnus: On cleaving to God

Alexander of Cappadocia: Selections from his Epistles.

Alexander of Lycopolis: On the Manicheans.

Ambrose of Milan: On the Duties of the Clergy - On the Holy Spirit - On the death of his brother, Satyrus - Exposition of the Christian Faith - On the Mysteries - On Repentance - On Virginity - On Widows - Against Auxentius - Selected Letters.

Anatolius of Alexandria: Regulations about Easter (The Paschal Canons)

Anonymous (Patristic era): The Apostolic Constitutions (300 A.D.) - Epistle to Diognetus (c. 130) - The Didache.

Anonymous (14th C.): The Cloud of Unknowing

Anselm of Canterbury: Proslogium - Monologium - Cur Deus Homo

Aphrahat the Persian: Demonstrations of the Christian Faith

Apocryphal Works (post New Testament): Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs - Clementine Literature: Pseudo-Clementine Letters - Recognitions of Clement - The Clementine Homilies - New Testament-related Apocrypha: Acts of Andrew - Acts of Philip - Gospel of Mary's Nativity - Veronica's Veil - Acts of Andrew & Matthias - Acts of Pilate - Gospel of Peter - Vision of Paul - Acts of Andrew & Peter - Acts of Thaddaeus - Gospel of the Infancy (Arabic) - Vision of Shadrach - Acts of Barnabas - Acts of Thomas - Gospel of Pseudo Matthew - Warnings from Mary - Acts of Bartholomew - Apocalypse of Ezra - Gospel of Thomas - Acts of John - Apocalypse of Pseudo-John - Handing over of Pilate - Acts of Matthew - Apocalypse of Moses - History of Joseph - Acts of Paul & Perpetua - Apocalypse of Paul - Joseph of Arimathea's Story - Acts of Paul & Thecla - Dormition of Mary - Letter of Pontius Pilate - Acts of Peter & Paul - Transitus Mariae - Protevangelium of James

Aquinas, Thomas: Catena Aurea, on the Gospel of Matthew - Catena Aurea, on the Gospel of Mark - The Summa Theologica - The Summa Contra Gentiles

Arnobius of Carthage: Against the Heathen ("Adversus Gentes")

Athanasius of Alexandria: Against the pagans - On the Incarnation - The text deposing Arius - The Athanasian Creed - Circular, to his fellow bishops - Apologia against the Arians - Defence of the Nicene Definition - Of the Opinion of Dionysius - Life of St. Anthony - To the bishops of Egypt - Defence before Constantius - Defence of his Flight - History of the Arians - Against the Arians (4 Discourses) - On the Synods - Synodal Letter to the people of Antioch.

Athenagoras of Alexandria: Plea for Justice for the Christians - Treatise on the Resurrection of the Dead.

Augustine of Hippo:

Autobiographical: Letters - Confessions - The City of God

Theological: De Doctrina Christiana - On the Trinity - Enchiridion on Faith, Hope and Love - On Catechising the Uninstructed - Treatise on Faith & the Creed - Faith in things not seen - On the value of believing - On the Creed (to catechumens)

Polemical: On the morals of the Catholic Church - On the morals of the Manicheans - On Two Souls, vs the Manicheans - Against the Epistle of Manichaeus - Disputation vs Fortunatus the Manichean - Against Faustus: in defence of the Old Testament - On the true Nature of the Good - Response to Petilian (Donatist) - Correction of the Donatists - On Merit and the Forgiveness of Sins - Nature and Grace - Man's Perfection in Righteousness

Moral: The Spirit & the Letter - Perseverance - Continence - Concupiscence - On the Good of Marriage - Virginity - Widowhood - On Lying - Against Lying - Monks - Patience - Care for Dead - Morals of the Church

Exegetical: Sermon on the Mount - Harmony of the Gospel - Sermons on N.T. Texts - Homilies on the 4th Gospel - Homilies on 1 John - Homilies on the Psalms.

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Barnabas: Epistle of (c. 110)

Belloc, Hilaire: The Great Heresies -

Bernard of Clairvaux: On Loving God

Bible (Books of the): Acts of the Apostles - Amos - Baruch - Chronicles (1) - Chronicles (2) - Colossians - Corinthians (1) - Corinthians (2) - Daniel - Deuteronomy - Ecclesiastes - Ephesians - Esther - Exodus - Ezekiel - Ezra - Galatians - Genesis - Habakkuk - Haggai - Hebrews - Hosea - Isaiah - James - Jeremiah - Job - Joel - John (Epis) - John (Gosp.) - Jonah - Joshua - Jude - Judges - Judith - Kings (1) - Kings (2) - Lamentations - Leviticus - Luke - Maccabees (1) - Maccabees (2) - Malachi - Mark - Matthew - Micah - Nahum - Nehemiah - Numbers - Obadiah - Peter (1) - Peter (2) - Philemon - Philippians - Proverbs - Psalms - Qoheleth - Revelation - Romans - Ruth - Samuel (1) - Samuel (2) - Song of Songs - Thessalonians (1) - Thessalonians (2) - Timothy (1) - Timothy (2) - Titus - Tobit - Wisdom - Zechariah - Zephaniah.

Bible Stories

Bonaventure St.: The Journey of the Mind to God.

Bunyan, John: Grace Abounding

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Caius of Rome: Against Artemon - New Testament books

Calvin, John: On the Life of a Christian.

Cassian, John: Institutes of the Coenobitical Life - Conferences on the Monastic Life - The Incarnation of the Lord.

Catherine of Siena: On Divine Providence - On Discretion - On Prayer - On Obedience

Chesterton, G. K.: Orthodoxy

Clement of Alexandria: Exhortation to the Heathen - The Instructor - Stromata - On the salvation of the Rich.

Clement of Rome: Epistle to the Corinthians

Commodianus: Instructions on Christian Discipline.

Congregation for the Faith: Catechism of the Catholic Church

Cyprian of Carthage: Life and Passion of Cyprian - Letters of Cyprian - Twelve Treatises of Cyprian - The Precepts of the Lord - Public Spectacles - The Glory of Martyrdom - The Practice of Chastity - Exhortation to Repentance.

Cyril of Alexandria: Commentary on the orthodox Creed - Letters against Nestorianism.

Cyril of Jerusalem: Catechetical Lectures (Mystagogic Catechesis)

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Damascene, John: On the Orthodox Faith

de Caussade, Jean Pierre: Abandonment to Divine Providence - Letters of Spiritual Guidance

de Sales, Francis: Treatise on the Love of God - Introduction to the Devout Life.

Dionysius of Alexandria: The Promises (extant fragments) - On Providence - On the generation of Matter, vs. Sabellius - Epistles, or Fragments of Epistles - Interpretation of some Gospel texts.

Dorr, Donal: Divine Energy

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Easton, M. G.: Bible Dictionary (updated for this CD)

Eddy, Mary Baker: Science and Health.

Ephrem of Syria: Selection of his Hymns - Three of his Homilies.

Eusebius of Caesarea: History of the Church (10 vols.) - Life of Constantine - Eulogy to Constantine, on the 30th anniversary of his accession.

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Fenelon, Bishop: Ways of Spiritual Progress - Letters of Spiritual Direction

Feuerbach, Ludwig: The Essence of Christianity

Flavius Josephus: Autobiography - Antiquities of the Jews - The Jewish War - Against Apion - On Hades.

Foxe, John: Foxe's Book of Martyrs

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Garrigou-Lagrange, R.: Divine Providence.

Gennadius of Marseilles: Additions to Jerome's De Viris Illustribus.

Gibran, Kahlil:The Prophet

Goodspeed, Edgar J:The Formation of the New Testament

Grant, Robert M: A Historical Introduction to the New Testament

Gregory Nazianzen: Occasional Orations - Panegyric on St.Basil - On Christ, the holy light - On the death of his Father - Theological Orations - True faith in the Son of God - On the Second Adam - On the Holy Spirit - Selected Letters.

Gregory of Nyssa: Against Eunomius - Answer to Eunomius' 2nd book - On the Holy Spirit - On the Holy Trinity - On the Faith - On Virginity - On the early deaths of Infants - On Pilgrimages - On the Making of Man - On the Soul and the Resurrection - Great Catechism

Gregory Thaumaturgus: Declaration of Faith - Paraphrase of Ecclesiasticus -Letter of Canons - Panegyric to Origen - Theophany, at Christ's Baptism - Homilies on the Annunciation - Homily on All Saints - On Mt 6:22 ("The Eye of the Body")

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Hermas, Shepherd of: Visions - Commandments - Similitudes.

Hilary of Poitiers: On the Faith of the Easterns ("De Synodis") - On the Trinity - Three Homilies on the Psalms (Pss 1, 53, 130)

Hindu Mystics: The Bhagavad-Gita

Hippolytus of Rome: Refutation of all heresies - Fragments from Hippolytus.

Homily Ideas: 800 indexed Homilies, for Sundays and Feasts

Hughes, Philip: History of the General Councils, 325-1870

Hymn-Writers: Hymnal, with 250 traditional Christian Hymns

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Ignatius of Antioch: to the Ephesians - to the Magnesians - to the Trallians - to the Romans - to the Philadelphians - to the Smyrnaeans - to Polycarp.

Irenaeus of Lyons: Against the Heresies ("Adversus Haereses")

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Jerome of Bethlehem: Letters - Lives of Illustrious Men - Response to Rufinus - Life of Paul the Hermit - Life of St. Hilarion - Life of Malchus - Against the Luciferians - On Mary's Virginity - Against Jovinian - Against Vigilantius - Against John of Jerusalem - Against the Pelagians - Prefaces to several of Jerome's works

John of the Cross: The Ascent of Mount Carmel

John of Ruysbroeck: The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage - The Sparkling Stone - The Book of Supreme Truth

John Cassian: Institutes of the Coenobitical Life - Conferences on the Monastic Life - The Incarnation of the Lord.

John Chrysostom: [Letters & homilies]: Selection of his Letters - On the Christian Priesthood - Instructions to Catechumens - None can harm who does not harm himself - Assorted Homilies - 21 Homilies "on the Statues" [Exegetical.]: Gospel of Matthew - Acts of the Apostles - Epistle to the Romans - First Corinthians - Second Corinthians - Paul to the Galatians

Josephus, Flavius: Autobiography - Antiquities of the Jews - The Jewish War - Against Apion - On Hades.

Julian of Norwich: Revelations of Divine Love

Julius Africanus: The Genealogy of Christ - Chronology - Events in Persia at the Birth of Christ.

Justin, Martyr: First Apologia - Second Apologia - Dialogue with Trypho - Discourse to the Greeks.

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Kempis, Thomas a-: The Imitation of Christ

Kierkegaard, Soren: On Fear and Trembling

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Lactantius: The Divine Institutes - Epitome of the Divine Institutions - Treatise on the Wrath of God - God's workmanship: the formation of man - How the Persecutors died.

Lectionary: Readings for Sundays, Feasts, Special Occasions

Loisy, Alfred: The Birth of the Christian Religion

Luther, Martin: The 95 Theses on Indulgences - Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians - On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church - The Small Catechism - Treatise on Good Works.

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McDonagh, Sean: To Care for the Earth

Mahomet (Muhammed): The Koran (Qur'an)

Malchion of Antioch: Epistle against Paul of Samosata

Melancthon, Phillip: Confession of Augsburg

Methodius of Tyre: Dialogue on Free Will and Salvation - Discourse on the Resurrection - Jonah, symbol of the Resurrection - On not casting pearls before swine - Simeon, Anna and the Virgin Mary - Oration on Palm Sunday - Fragments from a Homily on the Cross of Christ.

Minucius Felix: Octavius' Defence of Christianity

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Newman, John Henry: Apologia Pro Vita Sua - Of Scripture & Creed - On the Inspiration of Scripture - On the Development of Doctrine - On The Development of Religious Error - The Church of the Fathers

Novatian of Rome: On the Jewish food-laws - Treatise on the Holy Trinity - Anonymous Treatise against Novatian

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O Riordain, John: Irish Catholic Spirituality, Celtic and Roman

Origen of Alexandria: On Principles (De Principiis) - On Interpreting the Holy Scripture - Commentary St. John's Gospel - Comm. on St.Matthew's Gospel - Against Celsus.

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Papacy: Law: The Code of Canon Law (1983)

Papacy: Catechism: Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992)

Papal Encyclicals: Aeterni Patris (1879) - Rerum Novarum (1891) - Communium rerum (1909) - Hum. Gen. Redemptionem (1917) - Quod Iam Diu (1918) - Spiritus Paraclitus (1920) - Casti Connubii (1930) - Non abbiamo bisogno (1931) - Mit Brennender Sorge (1937) - Divino Afflante Spiritu (1943) - Mystici Corporis Christi (1943) - Humani Generis (1950) - (1943) - (1961) - Paenitentiam Agere (1962) - Pacem in Terris (1963) - Mysterium Fidei (1965) - Populorum Progressio (1967) - Humanae Vitae (1968) - Dives in Misericordia (1980) - Dominum et Vivificantem (1986) - Redemptoris Mater (1987) - Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (1987) - -- Redemptoris Missio (1990) - Veritatis Splendor (1993) - Ut Unum Sint (1995) - Evangelium Vitae (1995) - Fides et Ratio (1999) - Ecclesia De Eucharistia (2003)

Pamphilus of Beirut: Dividing Luke-Acts into sections.

Papias of Hierapolis: Exposition of the Lord's Oracles.

Patrick of Ireland, St: The Confession of St. Patrick - Dearbhu Naomh Padraig - The Deer's Cry.

Paul of the Cross, St.: The Letters of Saint Paul of the Cross

Personal Prayers: Collection of - Websites containing Peter of Alexandria: Fragments.

Polycarp of Smyrna: Epistle to the Philippians - The Martyrdom of Polycarp

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Ratzinger, Joseph: The Ecclesiology of Vatican II

Renan, Enest: A Life Of Jesus

Rhineland Mystics: "Theologia Germanica"

Rufinus of Aquileia: Commentary on the Apostles' Creed - Additions to the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius - Preface to translation of Origen's commentary on Psalms - Preface to translation of Origen's commentary on Romans - Peroration appended to Origen's commentary on Romans - Preface to (Origen's) commentary on Numbers

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Schaff, Philip: History of the Christian Church

Schweizer, Albert: The Quest of the Historical Jesus

Second Vatican Council: Documents of the Council.

Socrates Scholasticus: History of the Church, from 323 to 438 (7 vols.)

Sozomen Salaminius: Church History, 323-425 (9 vols.)

Sulpicius Severus: Life of St. Martin of Tours - Three Letters of Sulpicius - Three Dialogues (on virtue and miracles) - Sacred History.

Suso, Henry: A Little Book of Eternal Wisdom

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Tauler, John: The Inner Way

Tatian of Syria: Address to the Greeks

Teresa of Avila: The Interior Castle

Tertullian of Carthage:

Apologetics: Apologia to Roman Rulers - On Idolatry - On Public Shows (De Spectaculis) - On wearing the Laurel Crown - To Scapula (on the common good) - Ad Nationes. The gods of the Heathen (fragment) - An Answer to the Jews - The Testimony of the Soul to God.

Doctrinal: On Heresy - Against Marcion - Against the Gnostics - On the Trinity of God - Antidote to the Scorpion's Sting - On Repentance - On Baptism. Hortatory: On Prayer - Martyrdom of Perpetua & Felicity - Of Patience - On the Pallium - On the apparel of women - On the veiling of virgins - To his wife - Exhortation to chastity - On Monogamy - On Modesty - On Fasting - On not Fleeing from Persecution

Theodoret of Cyrus: Ecclesiastical History - Dialogues with Eranistes - "That God the Word is Immutable" - Letters

Theophilus of Antioch: Apologia, to Autolycus.

Thomas a Kempis: The Imitation of Christ.

Tillich, Paul: The Shaking of the Foundations

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Vatican II: The Council Documents

Vatican (Congregation for the Faith): Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992)

Vatican (Jurisdiction): The Code of Canon Law (1983)

Vatican (Magisterium): Papal Encyclicals (1879-2000)

Victorinus of Pettau: On the Creation of the World.

Vincent of Lerins: Commonitory: Hallmarks of the Catholic Faith.

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