• The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila - The Book of Her Life by Teresa of Avila
  • The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila - Imperial Spain 1469-1716 by JH Elliott
  • The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila - The Avila of Saint Teresa: Religious Reform in a Sixteenth-Century City by Jodi Bilinkoff
  • The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila - Ruth Burrows: Essential Writings by Ruth Burrows
  • The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila - Teresa of Avila: Doctor of the Soul by Peter Tyler

The best books on Saint Teresa of Avila, recommended by Rowan Williams

St Teresa of Avila was one of the towering figures of the Counter-Reformation, both as a theologian and as a reformer of the religious life. Here, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, discusses her insights into spiritual growth and prayer, the impact her Jewish roots had on her life and career, and why Bernini’s statue of her in ecstasy is unhelpful.

  • The Best Augustine Books - Augustine of Hippo by Peter Brown
  • The Best Augustine Books - The Confessions by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)
  • The Best Augustine Books - The City of God by Augustine
  • The Best Augustine Books - Augustine: Select Letters by Augustine
  • The Best Augustine Books - Eternity's Ennui by M. B. Pranger

The Best Augustine Books, recommended by Catherine Conybeare

Christianity has been profoundly influenced by Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE), but the fifth-century North African bishop has impacted almost every area of western thought: philosophy, theology, political theory, linguistics, and rhetoric. His Confessions is one of the most recommended titles on Five Books, but is it really the first autobiography? Professor Catherine Conybeare introduces us to the life, thought, and personality of this controversial yet brilliant figure. She picks the best books to learn more about St. Augustine and explores how he has been unfairly maligned.

  • The best books on Jesus - Jesus and the Word by Rudolf Bultmann
  • The best books on Jesus - The Quest of the Historical Jesus by Albert Schweitzer
  • The best books on Jesus - The Shadow of the Galilean by Gerd Theissen
  • The best books on Jesus - The Birth of the Messiah by Raymond Brown
  • The best books on Jesus - Born of a Virgin? by Andrew Lincoln

The best books on Jesus, recommended by Robert Morgan

Jesus was a 1st century Jew from Galilee who had a ministry of teaching and healing. He gathered disciples around him, but was eventually arrested and executed by the Roman governor of Judaea from 26 to 36CE, Pontius Pilate. But what else do we know about Jesus and what is his significance in an increasingly secular age? New Testament scholar Robert Morgan talks us through his favourite books on Jesus.