>>FYI, Augustine’s writings are very easy to read. If you read him first, you’ll be more than ready for Luther, who was an Augustinian monk.
But we’re talking about a new Christian. Would you really send them off in search of Augustine’s writings, Luther, and Calvin? Understanding these is seminary-level stuff and you’d dump all that on the shoulders of a person who was just trying to figure out where to go after “Jesus love me, this I know”?
How stupid do you think "new" Christians are? I think you're exaggerating how hard this stuff is.
Understanding these is seminary-level stuff
Well, maybe you're thinking of some advanced classes, but these books are easy to get into. Only Calvin's might be tough, not because of the subject matter, but because the book is huge.