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Catholic Answers Senior Apologist
Jimmy Akin explains the criteria used to determine what early
Christian writers are classified as
Fathers of the Church.
What Did
Early Christians Really Believe?
The Answer Will
Surprise and Amaze You!
The Fathers Know
Best: Your
Essential Guide to the
Teachings of the
Early Church is a unique resource that introduces you to the teachings of the first Christians in a way no other work can. It is specially designed to make it easy for you to find the information you want and need.
Amazing features in this fact-packed book include:
* More than 900 quotations from the writings of the early
Church Fathers, as well as from rare and important documents dating back to the dawn of
Christian history.
* Mini-biographies of nearly
100 Fathers, as well as descriptions of dozens of key early councils and writings.
* A concise history of the dramatic spread of
Christianity after
Jesus told his disciples to evangelize all nations.
*
Special maps showing you where the Fathers lived, including many little-known and long-vanished locations.
* A guide to nearly 30 ancient heresies, many of which have returned to haunt the modern world.
* The
Fathers' teaching on nearly 50 topics, including modern hot-button issues like abortion, homosexuality, and divorce.
This groundbreaking work presents the teachings of the early Christians in a way unlike any other book. It flings open the doors of the crucial but little-known age covering the birth of Christianity and the triumphant march of the gospel throughout the ancient world.
"
We are particularly blessed by this release of Jimmy Akin's superbly compiled synopsis of the writings of the early Church Fathers. There are other works, but Akin's finely selected and categorized collection provides a far more accessible introduction to the early Christians"
—
Marcus Grodi,
President of
The Coming Home Network and host of
EWTN's
The Journey Home.
Catholic Answers
- published: 14 Oct 2010
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