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To give you a leg up, we're going to read and record for you short excerpts from the greats. May they be pure fresh air for you! Subscribe via iTunes or come back here each month for more. http://www.theologynetwork.org/blog/feedxml/ http://www.theologynetwork.org/Images/feeds/Blog_The-Breeze.jpg Listen to the first chapter of Calvin's Institutes, and discover just how accessible and easy to read it is! (And then, read it!)  Click on the links below for more of Calvin. Note: the easiest translation of the Institutes to read in English is the For http://www.theologynetwork.org/the-breeze/2012-07/the-breeze-008--the-knowledge-of-god Listen to the first chapter of Calvin's Institutes, and discover just how accessible and easy to read it is! (And then, read it!)  Click on the links below for more of Calvin. Note: the easiest translation of the Institutes to read in English is the Ford Lewis Battles translation (John T McNeill - editor), but the version that is freely available online is the older Beveridge translation. The Beveridge translation is very accurate, but a good bit more difficult to read. So best advice: splash out on the hard copies of the Battles translation - thoroughly worth it!       Listen to the first chapter of Calvin's Institutes, and discover just how accessible and easy to read it is! (And then, read it!)  Click on the links below for more of Calvin. Note: the easiest translation of the Institutes to read in English is the Ford Lewis Battles translation (John T McNeill - editor), but the version that is freely available online is the older Beveridge translation. The Beveridge translation is very accurate, but a good bit more difficult to read. So best advice: splash out on the hard copies of the Battles translation - thoroughly worth it!       Angus Moyes Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:25:35 +0100 56E-DA4-A64-4BF-2012-07-09-13-25-35 Gregory Nazianzen is one of the most influential theologians ever to have lived; his formulation of the doctrine of the Trinity has been foundational to trinitarian thought throughout the centuries - scroll down to hear him preach it! (NB. This is not act http://www.theologynetwork.org/the-breeze/2012-03/the-breeze-007--father-son-and-holy-ghost Gregory Nazianzen is one of the most influential theologians ever to have lived; his formulation of the doctrine of the Trinity has been foundational to trinitarian thought throughout the centuries - scroll down to hear him preach it! (NB. This is not actually Gregory preaching, but, of course, he was a Scot). Click here for to read the whole of Gregory's Oration XL.   For a really accessible introduction to the Trinity that shows how relevant and life changing the knowing the triune God is, get yourself a copy of Mike Reeves' new book, The Good God: Enjoying Father, Son and Spirit. Gregory Nazianzen is one of the most influential theologians ever to have lived; his formulation of the doctrine of the Trinity has been foundational to trinitarian thought throughout the centuries - scroll down to hear him preach it! (NB. This is not actually Gregory preaching, but, of course, he was a Scot). Click here for to read the whole of Gregory's Oration XL.   For a really accessible introduction to the Trinity that shows how relevant and life changing the knowing the triune God is, get yourself a copy of Mike Reeves' new book, The Good God: Enjoying Father, Son and Spirit. Angus Moyes Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:42:30 +0100 56E-DA4-A64-4BF-2012-03-27-15-42-30 Hear the introduction to Thomas Goodwin's forgotten classic, The Heart of Christ in Heaven Towards Sinners on Earth to whet your appetite for the full thing!  Goodwin was once ranked as a theologian alongside Augustine and Athanasius, but at his heart http://www.theologynetwork.org/the-breeze/2011-12/the-breeze-006--the-heart-of-christ Hear the introduction to Thomas Goodwin's forgotten classic, The Heart of Christ in Heaven Towards Sinners on Earth to whet your appetite for the full thing!  Goodwin was once ranked as a theologian alongside Augustine and Athanasius, but at his heart he was a pastor. The Heart of Christ is a theological treatise full of pastoral heart, it's message much needed in today's church. Enjoy!   Hear the introduction to Thomas Goodwin's forgotten classic, The Heart of Christ in Heaven Towards Sinners on Earth to whet your appetite for the full thing!  Goodwin was once ranked as a theologian alongside Augustine and Athanasius, but at his heart he was a pastor. The Heart of Christ is a theological treatise full of pastoral heart, it's message much needed in today's church. Enjoy!   Angus Moyes Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:02:54 +0000 56E-DA4-A64-4BF-2011-12-06-16-02-54 Sit yourself in a pew in Augustine's church and listen to the great church father preach to you the soaring beauty of the first epistle of John. There's a whole lot of lovliness here! Read the whole of Augustine's ninth homily on 1st John here!   Mo http://www.theologynetwork.org/the-breeze/2011-10/the-breeze-005--augustine-on-1-john Sit yourself in a pew in Augustine's church and listen to the great church father preach to you the soaring beauty of the first epistle of John. There's a whole lot of lovliness here! Read the whole of Augustine's ninth homily on 1st John here!   More on Augustine:     Sit yourself in a pew in Augustine's church and listen to the great church father preach to you the soaring beauty of the first epistle of John. There's a whole lot of lovliness here! Read the whole of Augustine's ninth homily on 1st John here!   More on Augustine:     Angus Moyes Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:08:53 +0100 56E-DA4-A64-4BF-2011-10-06-15-08-53 Mike Reeves reads excerpts from one of the earliest surviving Christian writings: "For what else could cover our sins except his righteousness? In whom could we, lawless and impious as we were, be made righteous except in the Son of God alone? O sweetest http://www.theologynetwork.org/the-breeze/2011-05/the-breeze-004--the-letter-to-diognetus Mike Reeves reads excerpts from one of the earliest surviving Christian writings: "For what else could cover our sins except his righteousness? In whom could we, lawless and impious as we were, be made righteous except in the Son of God alone? O sweetest exchange!" Awesome!       Read the whole of the Letter to Diognetus now!   Mike Reeves reads excerpts from one of the earliest surviving Christian writings: "For what else could cover our sins except his righteousness? In whom could we, lawless and impious as we were, be made righteous except in the Son of God alone? O sweetest exchange!" Awesome!       Read the whole of the Letter to Diognetus now!   Angus Moyes Tue, 17 May 2011 11:12:18 +0100 56E-DA4-A64-4BF-2011-05-17-11-12-18 Mike Reeves reads an excerpt from Martin Luther's Large Catechism, 'The First Commandment: You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me'. Click on the link below to read Luther's Large Catechism now!   http://www.theologynetwork.org/the-breeze/2011-02/the-breeze-003--no-other-gods Mike Reeves reads an excerpt from Martin Luther's Large Catechism, 'The First Commandment: You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me'. Click on the link below to read Luther's Large Catechism now!   Mike Reeves reads an excerpt from Martin Luther's Large Catechism, 'The First Commandment: You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me'. Click on the link below to read Luther's Large Catechism now!   Angus Moyes Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:08:30 +0000 56E-DA4-A64-4BF-2011-02-28-13-08-30 Mike Reeves reads excerpts from one of the most important books in Christian history, Athanasius' "On the Incarnation".  Click on the link below to read On the Incarnation now! http://www.theologynetwork.org/the-breeze/2010-12/the-breeze-002--on-the-incarnation Mike Reeves reads excerpts from one of the most important books in Christian history, Athanasius' "On the Incarnation".  Click on the link below to read On the Incarnation now! Mike Reeves reads excerpts from one of the most important books in Christian history, Athanasius' "On the Incarnation".  Click on the link below to read On the Incarnation now! Angus Moyes Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:49:53 +0000 56E-DA4-A64-4BF-2010-12-20-11-49-53 Jonathan Edwards' classic sermon series 'Charity and its Fruits' is a meditation on 1 Corinthians 13. Listen to Mike Reeves read some extracts from the first in the series, 'Love, the sum of all virtue'.  Read Love, the Sum of All Virtue now! http://www.theologynetwork.org/the-breeze/2010-10/the-breeze-001--charity-and-its-fruits Jonathan Edwards' classic sermon series 'Charity and its Fruits' is a meditation on 1 Corinthians 13. Listen to Mike Reeves read some extracts from the first in the series, 'Love, the sum of all virtue'.  Read Love, the Sum of All Virtue now! Jonathan Edwards' classic sermon series 'Charity and its Fruits' is a meditation on 1 Corinthians 13. Listen to Mike Reeves read some extracts from the first in the series, 'Love, the sum of all virtue'.  Read Love, the Sum of All Virtue now! Angus Moyes Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:30:44 +0100 56E-DA4-A64-4BF-2010-10-29-12-30-44