Free Mp3 of Augustine’s Confessions

Augustine’s Confessions is one of my favorite books. Christian Audio is now offering free audio downloads of the book through the end of August. I have downloaded and listened to the Mp3 files and they are well done.

Click here to get your free Confessions.

Arab History & Culture

The companion guide to the video series Christianity and Islam with Dr. Timothy George recommends the following books on the Arab history and culture:

Hitti, Philip K. The Arabs: A Short History, NY: The McMillan Company, 1951.

LeBon, G. The World of Islamic Civilization, Tudor Publishing Co. 1974.

Lewis, Bernard, Ed. Islam and the Arab World, Alfred A. Knopf, 1976.

Patai, Raphael. The Arab Mind, Charles Scribner’s Sons, NY, 1973.

Steward, Desmond. Mecca, Newsweek, NY, 1980.

The Crusades

The companion guide to the video series Christianity and Islam with Dr. Timothy George recommends the following books on the Crusades:

Belloc, Hillaire. The Crusades: The World’s Debate . Tan Books, Rockford, Ill., 1992.

Maier, Christoph T. Preaching the Crusades: Mendicant Friars and the Cross in the Thirteenth Century , Cambridge University Press, 1994.

Runciman, Steve. The First Crusade (abridged), Cambridge University Press, 1980. Orignially volume one of The History of the Crusades, 1951.

The Medieval Church

The following books were used in the course on The Medieval Church taught by Jeffrey K. Jue at Westminster Theological Seminary, during the Spring 2007 semester:







According to the seminary catalog – -

Purpose:
• To introduce students to the major events, individuals, and ideas which shaped the Medieval Church
• To help students understand the historical context which shaped the development of Medieval theology
• To enable students to read the major texts of the Medieval theologians

Topics covered include the influence of Aristotelian philosophy on Medieval theology, Thomas Aquinas, Anselm, Abelard, the pastoral theology of Gregor y the Great, the rise of the monastic orders, John Duns Scotus, William Ockham, Medieval mysticism, and the rise of Islam.