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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1201–1300

The Thirteenth Century

2 works

1256–1259

Latin

Disputed Questions on Truth

Quaestiones Disputatae de Veritate

Thomas Aquinas · 1225–1274

Twenty-nine questions from public disputations on truth, knowledge, conscience, providence, and the human mind's grasp of God.

Scholastic · DisputationRead elsewhere

1276–1292

Latin

The Quodlibetal Questions

Henry of Ghent · c. 1217–1293

Answers to any question the audience chose to raise, twice yearly for fifteen years, on everything from divine illumination to whether a bishop may keep a plurality of benefices.

Scholastic · DisputationRead elsewhere

1501–1600

The Sixteenth Century

2 works

April 1518

Latin

The Heidelberg Disputation

Martin Luther · 1483–1546

Forty theses distinguishing a theologian of glory, who sees God in works and power, from a theologian of the cross, who recognises him in suffering and shame.

Lutheran · Theses1 CorinthiansRead elsewhere

January 1523

German

The Sixty-Seven Articles

Huldrych Zwingli · 1484–1531

Articles defended before the Zurich council: the gospel needs no confirmation from the church, the mass is not a sacrifice, and Christ alone is the head of believers.

Reformed · ThesesRead elsewhere