An Epic List of Free E-books for the Spiritually Hungry

Authors from ages past still have much to say to our present situation. Allow these classic Christian writers to spur your spiritual growth. Consider adding your own suggestions to this list in the comments, or let us know when any of these works are no longer free or available for download

Unless otherwise noted, many of the works below have been made available for free through the diligent efforts of those involved with the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Many of these works are now in the public domain. As such, they can be accessed and downloaded without cost. For most works on their site, CCEL offers multiple options for download including PDF, Plain text, HTML, MP3s, ePub, Kindle, iBook, and CD. Note that not all format options are free.

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• Never Enough: A Devotional Through the Book of Galatians*, by Chris Lautsbaugh
   
• Just a Little Bit More: How Much of God is Enough*, by Ryan Tate
   
• How to Encounter God*, by Bruce Chant
   

Christian Classics

• The Practice of the Presence of God, by Brother Lawrence
   
• Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan
   
• The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis
   
• Orthodoxy, by G.K. Chesterton
   
• What's Wrong with the World?, by G.K. Chesterton
   
• The Confessions of St. Augustine, by St. Augustine
   
• Dark Night of the Soul, by St. John of the Cross
   
• Religious Affections, by Jonathan Edwards
   
• Revelations of Divine Love, by Julian of Norwich
   
• Paradise Lost, John Milton
   
• Pensées, by Blaise Pascal
   
• Foxe's Book of Martyrs, by John Foxe | Kindle
   
• The Complete Works of John Bunyan, by John Bunyan | Kindle
   

Devotionals

• Morning and Evening: Daily Readings, by Charles Spurgeon
   
• Spiritual Progress, by Francois Fenelon, Madame Guyon, and Pere La Combe
   
• The Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion, by Samuel Longfellow
   
• Deeper Christian Life, by Andrew Murray
   
• The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life, Hannah Whitall Smith
   
• How to Pray, R.A. Torrey
   
• Divine and Moral Songs, by Issac Watts
   
• Selected Sermons of George Whitefield, by George Whitefield
   
• The NIV Gospel of John with Devotional Notes, by Zondervan | Kindle | Nook
   
• On Prayer and the Contemplative Life, by St. Thomas Aquinas | Kindle

Reference

• Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible, by Matthew Henry
   
• Smith's Bible Dictionary, by William Smith
   
• Wesley's Notes on the Bible, by John Wesley
   
• Josephus: The Complete Works, by Josephus

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