Thank you, brother. You are a constant encouragement. I agree with you! At the end, I was just giving a quick example of the variety of things I'd say. (I picked the Puritan era cause I love it!) In my post at the hyperlink "and more" (after I mention Augustine, Luther, etc.), that goes to a list of books that includes Basil, Patrick, Be…
Thank you, brother. You are a constant encouragement. I agree with you! At the end, I was just giving a quick example of the variety of things I'd say. (I picked the Puritan era cause I love it!) In my post at the hyperlink "and more" (after I mention Augustine, Luther, etc.), that goes to a list of books that includes Basil, Patrick, Bernard, Aquinas, and Thomas a Kempis. I love those books! I The snobbery danger is real, and I was trying to keep my economy of words low. I think one reason why I'd still recommend folks to start with Augustine, Luther, Calvin, etc.—1) They are recognizable pillars 2) Their mass popularity has generated lots of easy to read translations of their works. Thanks for the kind engagement and encouragement.
I'm glad to hear it! I love the puritan era too. So much treasure to be discovered there. I also totally agree with you on the translation front. A few years ago I set out to try and understand why we don't read more from that era and translation is a huge part of that. As a result, I'm now two years into studying Latin at University to pursue translation over the next couple of decades. Going to University later in life was a tough call, but I trust it will be fruitful.
Thank you, brother. You are a constant encouragement. I agree with you! At the end, I was just giving a quick example of the variety of things I'd say. (I picked the Puritan era cause I love it!) In my post at the hyperlink "and more" (after I mention Augustine, Luther, etc.), that goes to a list of books that includes Basil, Patrick, Bernard, Aquinas, and Thomas a Kempis. I love those books! I The snobbery danger is real, and I was trying to keep my economy of words low. I think one reason why I'd still recommend folks to start with Augustine, Luther, Calvin, etc.—1) They are recognizable pillars 2) Their mass popularity has generated lots of easy to read translations of their works. Thanks for the kind engagement and encouragement.
I'm glad to hear it! I love the puritan era too. So much treasure to be discovered there. I also totally agree with you on the translation front. A few years ago I set out to try and understand why we don't read more from that era and translation is a huge part of that. As a result, I'm now two years into studying Latin at University to pursue translation over the next couple of decades. Going to University later in life was a tough call, but I trust it will be fruitful.