Topic · Church · 8 books
Books on Ministry
The pastor's calling and the care of souls.
On the Priesthood
John Chrysostom · 390 AD — a full theology of preaching and pastoral care.
Homilies on Ephesians
John Chrysostom · 395 AD — twenty-four homilies on grace, the church, and spiritual warfare.
The Necessity of Reforming the Church
John Calvin · 1543 AD — his defense of the Reformation presented to Emperor Charles V.
The Duty of Pastors
John Owen · 1644 AD — the distinct callings of ministers and ordinary believers, Owen's first published work.
The Christian Commonwealth
John Eliot · 1651 AD — a vision of civil government derived entirely from Scripture, by the Apostle to the Indians.
Magnalia Christi Americana
Cotton Mather · 1702 AD — the history of New England's churches and the people who built them, in seven books.
Essays to Do Good
Cotton Mather · 1710 AD — a practical guide to doing good in every relationship and station of life.
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