Christian classics, philosophy & history
Old books, easy to understand. Never watered down.
We modernize the Christian classics and the books that shaped the West sentence by sentence, faithful to the author. Read free online, or listen to 132 audiobooks.
300+ modernized editions, full text, free with an account that saves your place on every device. 132 audiobooks, about 1144 hours of narration.
This month's feature
Sacred Meditations
Fifty-one short meditations, from the weight of sin to the hope of heaven, by the Lutheran theologian Johann Gerhard. “I appeal from the throne of your justice to the throne of your mercy.”
Read it free →The whole library, free
Every book, in full, wherever you are
A free account opens 300+ modernized editions to read online, on your phone or at your desk. Open a book on one device and it is waiting at the same page on the next. Audiobooks play in the same place, and the PDF and EPUB of every book are yours to keep.
- 300+ modernized editions
Not samples. The whole work, free. - Your place, on every device
Phone, tablet or desktop, same page. - 132 audiobooks
About 1144 hours of narration, from $4.99. - PDF and EPUB included
Download any book to keep.
From readers
Faithful to the author, readable by you
They do a really good job at not "missing the point" or "watering down" main theological themes from their modernization. These Updated Works publications are one of the best introductions to these classic Puritan works there is.
The conversational style that it has been updated to has really made this book much more enjoyable than the stilted language of the original I tried to read.
This book provides an excellent pastoral, systematic unpacking of the doctrines of the Christian faith as found in the first part of the Westminster Catechism. I would recommend it for anyone who is looking to have their hearts warmed while also their theology sharpened and clarified according to God's Word.
Browse by topic
All 31 topics →
→ Books on Suffering 15 books Providence, affliction and contentment. Books written for people in the middle of loss, by men who had buried children and lost their pulpits. 
→ Books on Sin 17 books Temptation, indwelling sin, and repentance. Owen's three treatises are the backbone; Watson, Brooks and Venning show what sin costs and how it is fought. 
→ Books on Prayer 14 books How to pray, what to pray for, and what God does with the prayers of his people. Expositions of the Lord's Prayer sit beside the Puritans' most practical manuals. 
→ Books on Marriage 5 books Husbands and wives: the duties, the comforts and the theology of the married estate. 
→ Books on Theology 27 books The whole counsel of God in order: systematic works, confessions, and the great treatises on God's attributes and will. 
→ Ongoing projects
Beyond single books
Two long-running efforts, both free to read.
217 volumes of the Latin Church Fathers
Patrologia Latina in English
Migne's collection of the Latin Church, from Tertullian to Innocent III, has never existed in English. We are translating it volume by volume — volumes 1–25 complete, 445 works translated, every one free to read online.
Read the translations →America's schoolbook, restored
McGuffey's Readers
The 1879 Revised Edition, rebuilt page by page from the original scans: clear type, every pronunciation mark, every engraving. 7 of 7 readers restored, 1,622 pages, free to download and print.
See the seven readers →New books, as they come out
One email when a new modernized edition or audiobook is ready to read. No noise in between.
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.