Good Christian Writings from ages past ... wanted !

[jason]

Hi all,

I started a podcast recently (yes I am shamelessly plugging it in my sig) and it basically consists of serialising in podcast format the writings of long dead christians. The plan is to bring it alive for people today, make it easier for them to connect with the past.

Now the problem I have is, what should I do next ? I'm 1/2 way through St Patrick's Confessions, so I need to think what would be good next.

Some relativly short for the time being, but what would people recommend ?

Jason

[Berean Todd]

Hi all,

I started a podcast recently (yes I am shamelessly plugging it in my sig) and it basically consists of serialising in podcast format the writings of long dead christians. The plan is to bring it alive for people today, make it easier for them to connect with the past.

Now the problem I have is, what should I do next ? I'm 1/2 way through St Patrick's Confessions, so I need to think what would be good next.

Some relativly short for the time being, but what would people recommend ?

Jason

John Bunyan's two biggest works, 'Grace Abounding to the chief of sinners', and 'Pilgrim's Progress' would be excellent.

[nomad]

if not that, maybe a biography? i was thinking of bonaventure's 13th biography of St. Francis in particular, but there are probably others. that would kind of support the connection with the past.

unfortunately, most of the really old writers aren't 'dead white guys', they are either 'dead middle-eastern guys' or 'dead african guys' or 'dead greek guys'... i was thinking something like justin martyr's 'dialogue with trypho', although it might come across too catholic-sounding for the people who are likely listening...

[JB]

I could go for Origen's Contra Celsus. And I think I'd like to second Dialogue with Trypho and Pilgrim's Progress.

[jason]

Someone else has actually already done Pilgrims progress as an audio book, although perhaps i could seek permission to rerelease it.

I was thinking about doing Holy War, which is quite good as well.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

And yes I know, many of the ancient authors are not technically "deadwhiteguys", but I liked the name.

Jason

[jason]

Here is a very important question. If I was to do one of the ones suggested,

Would you listen ?

Jason

[Furor]

Gilbert.

Keith.

Chesterton.

Most (if not all) of his best works are available for free, and he is both entertaining and enlightening. Of course, I recommend Chesterton as the solution to most of life's problems, so this plug isn't particularly shocking.

[jason]

Gilbert.

Keith.

Chesterton.

Most (if not all) of his best works are available for free, and he is both entertaining and enlightening. Of course, I recommend Chesterton as the solution to most of life's problems, so this plug isn't particularly shocking.
Anything in particular by them ?

and would you listen ?

Jason

[Tux314]

You can use some good free texts with the GPL'd (free to download and redistribute) Crosswire Sword project. See http://www.crosswire.org/sword/modules/ModDisp.jsp?modType=Books. Any of those might be good. I've heard good things about The Practice of the Presence of God.

I haven't done podcasts before, but anything like this might be interesting.

[Jezz]

You can use some good free texts with the GPL'd (free to download and redistribute) Crosswire Sword project. See http://www.crosswire.org/sword/modules/ModDisp.jsp?modType=Books. Any of those might be good. I've heard good things about The Practice of the Presence of God.

I haven't done podcasts before, but anything like this might be interesting.
I'd like to second St Justin's "A Dialogue with Trypho" and Origen's "Against Celsus". St Justin's Apologies are good reading too. St Ignatius' letters. St Athanasius' "On the Incarnation of the Word" might be a good one (I've not read it).

I probably wouldn't listen as I've read most of them, but good luck with your project.

[Furor]

Anything in particular by them ?

and would you listen ?

Jason
"Them?" Gilbert K. Chesterton may have been big, but he was only one man. :) I would recommend his biography of Thomas Aquinas, or, for something more pertinant, either Orthodoxy or Heretics.

And yes, I would listen, if somebody told me how.