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Rediscovering the church fathers : who they were and how they shaped the church / Michael A.G. Haykin.

by Haykin, Michael A. G.

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Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway, c2011.

Fathers of the church.

Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

9781433510434 (tp)

143351043X (tp)

9781433510441 (PDF)

1433510448 (PDF)

9781433510458 (Mobipocket)

1433510456 (Mobipocket)

9781433523571 (ePub)

1433523574 (ePub)

172 p. ; 23 cm.

Rediscovering the church fathers : a vital need for evangelicals -- Dying for Christ : the thought of Ignatius of Antioch -- Sharing the truth : the Letter to Diognetus -- Interpreting the scriptures : the exegesis of Origen -- Being kissed : the eucharistic piety of Cyprian and Ambrose -- Being holy and renouncing the world : the experience of Basil Caesarea -- Saving the Irish : the mission of Patrick -- Walking with the church fathers : my first steps on a lifelong journey -- Appendix 1. Reading the fathers : a beginner's guide -- 2. Refelctions on Jaroslav Pelikan, The emergence of the Catholic tradition (100-600).

This book is an organized and convenient introduction to how to read the church fathers from AD 100 to 500. Michael Haykin surveys the lives and teachings of seven of the Fathers, looking at their role in such issues as baptism, martyrdom, and the relationship between church and state. --from publisher description

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