TY - BOOK AU - Foster,Paul TI - Early Christian thinkers: the lives and legacies of twelve key figures SN - 9780830839377 AV - BT25.F756.E275 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Downers Grove, Illinois PB - IVP Academic KW - Theology KW - History KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Theologians KW - Biography KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 N1 - 1 and indexes; Justin Martyr; Paul Parvis --; Tatian; Paul Foster --; Irenaeus; Denis Minns --; Theophilus of Antioch; Rick Rogers --; Clement of Alexandria; Judith L. Kovacs --; Tertullian; Everett Ferguson --; Perpetua; Sara Parvis --; Origen; Rebecca Lyman --; Cyprian of Carthage; J. Patout Burns --; Hippolytus of Rome; Ulrich Volp --; Gregory Thaumaturgus; Michael Slusser --; Eusebius of Caesarea; Timothy David Barnes; 2 N2 - 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 ER -