Lakelight Classics are reprints of key works from Christian history. These selections, while short, give you a taste of the timeless wisdom stored in old books. Like C S Lewis, we hope you catch the bug of reading old works. Lewis argues,
There is a strange idea abroad that in every subject the ancient books should be read only by the professionals, and that the amateur should content himself with the modern books…. This mistaken preference for the modern books and this shyness of the old ones is nowhere more rampant than in theology. Wherever you find a little study circle of Christian laity you can be almost certain that they are studying not St. Luke or St. Paul or St. Augustine or Thomas Aquinas or Hooker or Butler, but M. Berdyaev or M. Maritain or Mr. Niebuhr or Miss Sayers or even myself. Now this seems to me topsy-turvy. Naturally, since I myself am a writer, I do not wish the ordinary reader to read no modern books. But if he must read only the new or only the old, I would advise him to read the old.
The first Lakelight Classic is On The Incarnation, by Athanasius (318AD) and includes the first three chapters of the book. You can access the full pdf here.
Stay tuned for a video on the history, meaning and theological importance of Athanasius’ classic work. Resource coming Summer 2025.
