Early Christian thinkers : the lives and legacies of twelve key figures /
Early Christian thinkers : the lives and legacies of twelve key figures / [print]
edited by Paul Foster.
- Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, (c)2010.
- xx, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Justin Martyr Tatian Irenaeus Theophilus of Antioch Clement of Alexandria Tertullian Perpetua Origen Cyprian of Carthage Hippolytus of Rome Gregory Thaumaturgus Eusebius of Caesarea Paul Parvis -- Paul Foster -- Denis Minns -- Rick Rogers -- Judith L. Kovacs -- Everett Ferguson -- Sara Parvis -- Rebecca Lyman -- J. Patout Burns -- Ulrich Volp -- Michael Slusser -- Timothy David Barnes.
Early Christian thinkers introduces the lives and works of twelve key Christians from the second and third centuries--a pivotal early moment in the history of orthodox doctrine. Each chapter includes a biographical and historical overview of the thinker, a detailed survey of his or her major writings and ideas, an in-depth discussion of each thinker's influence on the formation of the tradition, and a consideration of lasting significance in today's context. --from publisher description
9780830839377
2011006929
Theology--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Theologians--Biography.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
BT25.F756.E275 2010 BT25
Justin Martyr Tatian Irenaeus Theophilus of Antioch Clement of Alexandria Tertullian Perpetua Origen Cyprian of Carthage Hippolytus of Rome Gregory Thaumaturgus Eusebius of Caesarea Paul Parvis -- Paul Foster -- Denis Minns -- Rick Rogers -- Judith L. Kovacs -- Everett Ferguson -- Sara Parvis -- Rebecca Lyman -- J. Patout Burns -- Ulrich Volp -- Michael Slusser -- Timothy David Barnes.
Early Christian thinkers introduces the lives and works of twelve key Christians from the second and third centuries--a pivotal early moment in the history of orthodox doctrine. Each chapter includes a biographical and historical overview of the thinker, a detailed survey of his or her major writings and ideas, an in-depth discussion of each thinker's influence on the formation of the tradition, and a consideration of lasting significance in today's context. --from publisher description
9780830839377
2011006929
Theology--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Theologians--Biography.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
BT25.F756.E275 2010 BT25