It oftens saddens and annoys me to see self described "Christians" use the suffiency of scrpiture and sola scripture doctrines as an excuse not to read or study other useful classics Christian or Pagan that are quite edifying and useful.
The following works are all available in good modern translations
Socrates Apology
His defence of philosophy
Aristotles Nicomachean Ethics
The Dhammapada
a Buddhist view of Ethics
The Tao Te Ching
Plutarchs Moralia
These essays include writings on ethics and philosophy
Boethius' Consolation
Kempis' Imitation of Christ
I could aid to this list but these are classics that are particularly useful challenging and readable
Finally please read some poetry apart from Psalms and your favorite church hymns!
Other Mens Flowers is an excellent anthology compiled not by an Oxbridge professor but a British WW2 commander
Trypanis Anthology of Greek Poetry from Homer to the 20th c. incuding byzantine christian poets is also a good introduction to the Greek Classics.
If you can find a copy Waddells Mediaeval Latin Lyrics has Latin n English and includes secular and religious verse.
Now please you know who read something apart from Calvin.
If you must fixate on ibscure 17tth century writers Catholic or Protestant try Herbert ?
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