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.
Author: Bryan M. Litfin
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 07/19/2016
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780801097249
ISBN10: 080109724X
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity | History
- Religion | Christian Theology | History
- Religion | History
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.
Author: Bryan M. Litfin
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 07/19/2016
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780801097249
ISBN10: 080109724X
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity | History
- Religion | Christian Theology | History
- Religion | History
About the Author
Bryan M. Litfin (PhD, University of Virginia) is head of strategy and advancement at Clapham School, a classical Christian school in Wheaton, Illinois. He previously served as professor of theology at Moody Bible Institute. He is the author of several books, including Early Christian Martyr Stories, and has written numerous scholarly articles and essays.