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Editorial Review Product Description
The most important spiritual writings of Christian history are available on this Classics CD by the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) at Calvin College. It contains 118 Christian classics, including three versions of the Bible, several commentaries, Bible dictionaries, readings, spiritual guides, sermons, poems and journals -- all in a convenient, searchable form. Books are available in HTML and PDF formats. The easy-to-use CCEL Desktop software powering the CD enables users to browse and print books and install additional books from the Web. The top-of-class search engine can search for words or phrases in books, in authors works or in the whole library. In addition, it can search for dictionary definitions of words and commentary or references to scripture passages. The interface is a Web browser. The CD is compatible with Windows 2000+, Macintosh 10.3+, and most Linux versions. ... Read more Customer Reviews (4) 
Many Works on One CD
Like others have said, there are so many different works spanning thousands of years of church history from St. Augustine to G.K. Chesterton.It is great to have such a variety on one convenient CD.I also appreciated the search feature, especially when I was writing a paper and wanted to be sure that I was looking at all of the occurrences of a particular theme.It is also convenient to have the option to install the documents on your hard drive or leave them on the CD.
A Diverse Resource
Two things immediately strike you about this product. The first one is the amount of literature and writings there are. The big names i.e. Augustine, Luther, Calvin are contained on the cd, but also many others who you may not go out of your way to read. The diversity of the genres are striking since the files you have access to include meditations, prayers, commentaries,hymns, histories and even topical textbooks. All in all the amount that the cd contains is well worth the purchase price.
The second thing that is good about this product is how easy it is to use. The installation is quick and painless. The interface is fairly straight forward and is not confusing. This is a wonderful product. It contains a vast amount of knowledge and writings in a format that is both easy to access and read. Well worth the price.
Fantastic Resource
As a student of Christian history, I've found this CD to be really quite useful. This collection represents a wide variety of Christian perspectives throughout history. The interface is very easy, every piece of literature is searchable, the setup is a breeze. You can choose which works and/or authors to download directly from the CD to your computer, and which to access from the CD only.
The features are very easy to use; installation is easy; use is easy. Having these authors is great for personal study, for academic study, for devotional exploration. I highly recommend this collection, for anyone who wants to explore for themselves the perspectives, arguments, and doctrines throughout the Christian ages.
Outstanding Christian Classics on CD
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library "Classics" CD is an outstanding library of 118 Christian classic books. This digital library contains 3 Bible translations and commentaries from authors such as Calvin, Henry, Luther, Spurgeon, and Wesley, and others. It also includes classic works by St. Augustine, St. Aquinas, Bounds, Bunyan, Fox, McDonald, Murray, Whitefield, etc. Early church creeds and documents on history, hymns, mysticism, and Bible dictionaries are included as well, plus sermons by some of the most famous preachers ever to proclaim the Word: Edwards, Finney, Luther, McDonald, Murray, Spurgeon, Wesley, Whitefield, etc.
All of the 118 books are in digital format but are also available in PDF format for easy downloading and printing. This is without a doubt one of the finest libraries available for Christian reading or study. It would be difficult, expensive, and time-consuming to gather all of these great books together, but CCEL has done it all on one CD. We highly recommend it.
Clay & Roberta Rooks
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