The fathers of the church : a comprehensive introduction /
Hubertus R. Drobner ; translated by Siegfried S. Schatzmann ; with bibliographies updated and expanded for the English edition by William Harmless, SJ, and Hubertus R. Drobner.
- English edition.
- lvi, 632 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Apostolic and postapostolic literature. Introduction : the rise of Christian literature ; Biblical apocrypha ; Postapostolic literature -- Literature of the period of persecution (mid-second to early fourth centuries). Introduction : the impact of persecution. Greek literature ; Beginnings of Latin literature -- Literature of the ascending imperial church (early fourth century to ca. 430). Introduction : essential features of the history of the fourth century ; First phase of Arianism ; Apollinarianism and the second phase of Arianism ; Pastors, exegetes, and ascetics ; Monastic and hagiographic literature ; Augustine of Hippo -- Literature of the transition from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages (ca. 430 to the mid-eighth century). Introduction : retrospective collections and progressive works ; Theological controversies of the fifth century ; Literature of the Latin West ; Literature of the Greek East -- Literature of the Christian East. Independent bodies of literature.
"The Fathers of the Church: A Comprehensive Introduction presents the most important authors and works of the early history of Christian literature. Spanning the first seven hundred years of Christianity, Hubertus R. Drobner introduces writers such as Philo, Origen, Eusebius, Jerome, and Augustine, among many others. All of the authors are presented in their respective political, social, ecclesiastical, and cultural contexts, and are organized in terms of bibliographies, editions, English translations, ancillary sources, and relevant literature."--Jacket.
Translated from the German.
9781565633315 1565633318
2006010723
GBA577278 bnb
013291963 Uk
Apostolic Fathers (Early Christian collection)
30-600
Fathers of the church--History and criticism. Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600--Sources. Theology, Doctrinal--History--Early church, ca. 30-600. Pères de l'Église--Histoire et critique. Théologie dogmatique--Histoire--ca 30-600 (Église primitive) Church history--Primitive and early church Fathers of the church Theology, Doctrinal--Early church Fathers of the church. Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600--Sources. Theology, Doctrinal--History--Early church, ca. 30-600. Kyrkofäder--historia. Fornkyrkan.