The Library

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.

2 of 1774 works

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801–900

The Ninth Century

1 work

c. 800–826

Greek

The Small and Great Catecheses

Theodore the Studite · 759 – 826

Short addresses given to the Stoudios community three times a week, mostly about the ordinary difficulty of the life: the brother who resents the kitchen, the temptation to think one's own work more important, and what to do with a superior's decision you believe to be wrong.

Byzantine · Monastic instructionMatthew 1 Corinthians Philippians HebrewsRead elsewhere

1101–1200

The Twelfth Century

1 work

c. 1141–1144

Latin

On Precept and Dispensation

Bernard of Clairvaux · 1090–1153

Which parts of a monastic rule bind absolutely, which may be dispensed, and what a monk owes an abbot who commands something foolish but not sinful.

Cistercian · Canon lawRead elsewhere