A Year with the Classics: A Beginner's Class in Twelve Books that Have Inspired Christian Heroes, Sinners, and Saints for Centuries

A yearlong introduction to the twelve greatest classics of Christian spirituality, making timeless wisdom accessible to today’s seekers

Across two millennia of Christian tradition, certain spiritual writers have shaped the soul of faith—calling believers to humility, contemplation, and love. In A Year with the Classics, award-winning author and scholar Jon M. Sweeney serves as a wise and welcoming guide through twelve of these foundational works, from Augustine and Teresa of Avila to Julian ...