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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

1 work

c. 1240–1260

Latin

The Seven Steps of Prayer

David of Augsburg · c. 1200–1272

A novice master's practical guidance on the stages of prayer and the reform of the inner and outer person, written without visionary claims of any kind.

Franciscan · DevotionalRead elsewhere

1401–1500

The Fifteenth Century

1 work

c. 1425–1440

Latin

Sermons to the Novices

Thomas à Kempis · c. 1380–1471

Conferences to young canons on humility, silence, the danger of curiosity, and the ordinary discipline of a house of the Common Life.

Devotio Moderna · HomiliesRead elsewhere