Rediscovering the Church Fathers

Author: Michael A. G. Haykin
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433523574
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
While the church today looks quite different than it did two thousand years ago, Christians share the same faith with the church fathers. Although separated by time and culture, we have much to learn from their lives and teaching. 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. Ignatius, Cyprian, Basil of Caesarea, and Ambrose and others were foundational in the growth and purity of early Christianity, and their impact continues to shape the church today. Evangelical readers interested in the historical roots of Christianity will find this to be a helpful introductory volume.

Getting to Know the Church Fathers

Author: Bryan M. Litfin
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 1493404784
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 410

Book Description
A Trusted Introduction to the Church Fathers This concise introduction to the church fathers connects evangelical students and readers to twelve key figures from the early church. Bryan Litfin engages readers with actual people, not just abstract doctrines or impersonal events, to help them understand the fathers as spiritual ancestors in the faith. The first edition has been well received and widely used. This updated and revised edition adds chapters on Ephrem of Syria and Patrick of Ireland. The book requires no previous knowledge of the patristic period and includes original, easy-to-read translations that give a brief taste of each writer's thought.

Worshiping with the Church Fathers

Author: Christopher A. Hall
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 083083866X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 281

Book Description
Christopher Hall invites us to accompany the church fathers as they enter the sanctuary for worship and the chapel for prayer. He also takes us to the wilderness, where we learn from the early monastics as they draw close to God in their solitary discipline. Readers will enjoy a rich and rare schooling in developing their spiritual life in this unique survey of the life of worship from the perspective of the early Church.

Learning Theology with the Church Fathers

Author: Christopher A. Hall
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830876146
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
Christopher A. Hall offers you the opportunity to study theology and church history under the preaching and instruction of the early church fathers.

How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind

Author: Thomas C. Oden
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830837051
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 205

Book Description
Thomas C. Oden surveys the decisive role of African Christians and theologians in shaping the doctrines and practices of the church of the first five centuries, and makes an impassioned plea for the rediscovery of that heritage. Christians throughout the world will benefit from this reclaiming of an important heritage.

Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers

Author: Christopher A. Hall
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 9780830815005
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
Christopher Hall shows that studying the writings of the leaders of the early church reveals how the Bible was understood in the centuries closest to its writing. He also lays out how modern Christians can benefit from patristic interpretation of Scripture.

Husbands and Fathers

Author: Derek Prince
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441210776
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Shows in simple terms what it takes to be a successful husband and father and to bless those closest to you--your wife and children.

If the Church Were Christian

Author: Philip Gulley
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061968226
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
“[Philip Gulley’s] vision of Christianity is grounded, gripping, and filled with uncommon sense. He is building bridges instead of boundaries, and such wisdom is surely needed now.” —Richard Rohr, O.F.M, author of Everything Belongs Quaker minister Philip Gulley, author of If Grace Is True and If God Is Love, returns with If the Church Were Christian: a challenging and thought-provoking examination of the author’s vision for today’s church… if Christians truly followed the core values of Jesus Christ. Fans of Shane Claiborne, Rob Bell, and unChristian will find much to discuss in If the Church Were Christian, as will anyone interested in the future of this institution.

Historical Theology

Author: Alister E. McGrath
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470672862
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
Freshly updated for this second edition with considerable new material, this authoritative introduction to the history of Christian theology covers its development from the beginnings of the Patristic period just decades after Jesus's ministry, through to contemporary theological trends. A substantially updated new edition of this popular textbook exploring the entire history of Christian thought, written by the bestselling author and internationally-renowned theologian Features additional coverage of orthodox theology, the Holy Spirit, and medieval mysticism, alongside new sections on liberation, feminist, and Latino theologies, and on the global spread of Christianity Accessibly structured into four sections covering the Patristic period, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the reformation and post-reformation eras, and the modern period spanning 1750 to the present day, addressing the key issues and people in each Includes case studies and primary readings at the end of each section, alongside comprehensive glossaries of key theologians, developments, and terminology Supported by additional resources available on publication at www.wiley.com/go/mcgrath

Evangelicals and Tradition

Author: D. H. Williams
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 0801027136
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Helps church leaders recover ancient understandings of Christian belief and practice from the early church fathers and apply them to ministry in the twenty-first century.