The Early Church Fathers

Explore your Christian heritage in 18,000 pages of rich, fascinating material from more than 150 authors of the Early Christian Church!

The Early Church Fathers, edited by Dr. Philip Schaff, is perhaps the most important collection of historical, philosophical, and theological writings available, providing the most comprehensive witness to the development of Christianity and Christian thought during the period immediately following the deaths of the Apostles.

Imagine yourself a new believer in the decades following the death of Christ's disciples.
The early Church fathers steered this young church through turbulent cultural and mythological currents of the world around them. Their writings provided guidance and assurance to early Christians whose faith was not only doctrinally challenged, since copies of Scripture were rare and costly, but who often suffered persecution and even martyrdom. Contemporary believers will find in these records a fascinating glimpse of the first centuries following the death and resurrection of Christ, and will be given rich insight into the growth and history of the Christian Church.

Invaluable resources for the serious student of early Christian History, doctrine, and ethics.
Church history is the most extensive and important branch of theology –- the backbone on which theology rests, and the storehouse from which it derives its supplies. It is no mere curiosity shop filled with ancient trinkets. Rather, Church history embodies the living reality of God's work in the world, guiding us in our conduct today, directing us in what our role will be to the end of time. It is the key to the present condition of Christianity and it is our roadmap to how we may successfully labor in the cause of Christ.

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