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ISBN 9780801021992 (0-8010-2199-5, 0801021995)

by J. B. Lightfoot, J. R. Harmer, Michael W. Holmes

ISBN 0801021995 (0-8010-2199-5)
Softcover, Baker Books

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These Volumes Contain: Part 1 is 2 Vols Clement Part 2 is 3 vols Ignatius & Polycarp Edited and translated by J. B. Lightfood [via]

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The Apostolic Fathers: ISBN 0974762350 (0-9747623-5-0)
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The Apostolic Fathers: ISBN 0801055148 (0-8010-5514-8)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
The Apostolic Fathers: ISBN 0801056276 (0-8010-5627-6)
Hardcover, Baker Pub Group
The Apostolic Fathers: ISBN 0801056551 (0-8010-5655-1)
Hardcover, Baker Pub Group
The Apostolic Fathers: ISBN 0943575273 (0-943575-27-3)
Hardcover, Hendrickson Pub
The Apostolic Fathers: ISBN 0801021995 (0-8010-2199-5)
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The Apostolic Fathers

by Jack N. Sparks

ISBN 0840756615 (0-8407-5661-5)
Hardcover, T. Nelson

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ISBN 9780766164987 (0-7661-6498-5, 0766164985)

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Apostolic Fathers 1891

by J. B. Lightfoot, J. R. Harmer

ISBN 0766164985 (0-7661-6498-5)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co

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Contents: Epistles of Clement of Rome: Genuine Epistle to the Corinthians, An Ancient Homily Commonly Called the Second Epistle; Epistles of S. Ignatius; Epistle of S. Polycarp; Martyrdom of S. Polycarp; Didache, Or Teaching of the Apostles; Epistle of Barnabas; Shepherd of Hermas; Epistle to Diognetus; Fragments of Papias; Relique of the Elders Preserved in Irenaeus; Index of Scriptural Passages. [via]

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ISBN 9780140448948 (0-14-044894-2, 0140448942)

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City of God

by Augustine of Hippo, Henry Bettenson, G. R. Evans

ISBN 0140448942 (0-14-044894-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Augustine's City of God, a monumental work of religious lore, philosophy, and history, was written as a kind of literary tombstone for Roman culture. After the sack of Rome, Augustine wrote this book to anatomize the corruption of Romans' pursuit of earthly pleasures: "grasping for praise, open-handed with their money; honest in the pursuit of wealth, they wanted to hoard glory." Augustine contrasts his condemnation of Rome with an exaltation of Christian culture. The glory that Rome failed to attain will only be realized by citizens of the City of God, the Heavenly Jerusalem foreseen in Revelation. Because City of God was written for men of classical learning--custodians of the culture Augustine sought to condemn--it is thick with Ciceronian circumlocutions, and makes many stark contrasts between "Your Virgil" and "Our Scriptures." Even if Augustine's prose strikes modern ears as a bit bombastic, and if his polarized Christian/pagan world is more binary than the one we live in today, his arguments against utopianism and his defense of the richness of Christian culture remain useful and strong. City of God is, as its final words proclaim itself to be, "a giant of a book." --Michael Joseph Gross [via]

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ISBN 9780394603971 (0-394-60397-4, 0394603974)

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City of God

by Marcus Dods, Augustine

ISBN 0394603974 (0-394-60397-4)
Hardcover, Modern Library

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Augustine's City of God, a monumental work of religious lore, philosophy, and history, was written as a kind of literary tombstone for Roman culture. After the sack of Rome, Augustine wrote this book to anatomize the corruption of Romans' pursuit of earthly pleasures: "grasping for praise, open-handed with their money; honest in the pursuit of wealth, they wanted to hoard glory." Augustine contrasts his condemnation of Rome with an exaltation of Christian culture. The glory that Rome failed to attain will only be realized by citizens of the City of God, the Heavenly Jerusalem foreseen in Revelation. Because City of God was written for men of classical learning--custodians of the culture Augustine sought to condemn--it is thick with Ciceronian circumlocutions, and makes many stark contrasts between "Your Virgil" and "Our Scriptures." Even if Augustine's prose strikes modern ears as a bit bombastic, and if his polarized Christian/pagan world is more binary than the one we live in today, his arguments against utopianism and his defense of the richness of Christian culture remain useful and strong. City of God is, as its final words proclaim itself to be, "a giant of a book." --Michael Joseph Gross [via]

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ISBN 9780521468435 (0-521-46843-4, 0521468434)

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The City of God Against the Pagans

by R.W. Dyson, Augustine

ISBN 0521468434 (0-521-46843-4)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr

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This is the first new rendition for a generation of The City of God, the first major intellectual achievement of Latin Christianity and one of the classic texts of Western civilization. Robert Dyson has produced a complete, accurate, authoritative and fluent translation of De Civitate Dei, edited together with full biographical notes, a concise introduction, bibliography and chronology of Augustine's life. The result is an important contribution of interest to students of theology, philosophy, ecclesiastical history, the history of political thought and late antiquity. [via]

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ISBN 9781565481541 (1-56548-154-2, 1565481542)

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The Confessions

by Augustine, John E. Rotelle, Maria Boulding

ISBN 1565481542 (1-56548-154-2)
Softcover, New City

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Maria Bouldings version is of a different level of excellence from practically anything else on the market. She has perfected an elegant and flowing style.

Rowan Williams

Archbishop of Canterbury

The Confessions of Saint Augustine is considered the all time number one Christian classic. It is an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer. Augustine was probably forty-three when he began this endeavor. He had been a baptized Catholic for ten years, a priest for six, and a bishop for only two. His pre-baptismal life raised questions in the community. Was his conversion genuine? The first hearers were captivated, as many millions have been over the following sixteen centuries. His experience of God speaks to us across time with little need of transpositions. This new translation masterfully captures his experience.

So old and yet so new! This contemporary translation of Augustine's Confessions was like meeting an old friend and touching perennial truth, despite the passing years. Augustine was surely larger than life--and this translation matches it.

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ISBN 9780143039518 (0-14-303951-2, 0143039512)

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The Confessions

by Garry Wills, St Augustine

ISBN 0143039512 (0-14-303951-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Garry Wills is an exceptionally gifted translator and one of our best writers on religion today. His bestselling translations of individual chapters of Saint Augustines Confessions have received widespread and glowing reviews. Now for the first time, Willss translation of the entire work is being published as a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. Removed by time and place but not by spiritual relevance, Augustines Confessions continues to influence contemporary religion, language, and thought. Reading with fresh, keen eyes, Wills brings his superb gifts of analysis and insight to this ambitious translation of the entire book.

A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps and luxurious packaging
Features a new introduction by the author
Only four of the thirteen chapters of Garry Wills's translation of Confessions have appeared previously

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ISBN 9780192817792 (0-19-281779-5, 0192817795)

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The Confessions

by Henry Chadwick, St Augustine

ISBN 0192817795 (0-19-281779-5)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr

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In his own day the dominant personality of the Western Church, Augustine of Hippo today stands as perhaps the greatest thinker of Christian antiquity, and his Confessions is one of the great works of Western literature. In this intensely personal narrative, Augustine relates his rare ascent from a humble Algerian farm to the edge of the corridors of power at the imperial court in Milan, his struggle against the domination of his sexual nature, his renunciation of secular ambition and marriage, and the recovery of the faith his mother Monica had taught him during his childhood.
Now, Henry Chadwick, an eminent scholar of early Christianity, has given us the first new English translation in thirty years of this classic spiritual journey. Chadwick renders the details of Augustine's conversion in clear, modern English. We witness the future saint's fascination with astrology and with the Manichees, and then follow him through scepticism and disillusion with pagan myths until he finally reaches Christian faith. There are brilliant philosophical musings about Platonism and the nature of God, and touching portraits of Augustine's beloved mother, of St. Ambrose of Milan, and of other early Christians like Victorinus, who gave up a distinguished career as a rhetorician to adopt the orthodox faith. Augustine's concerns are often strikingly contemporary, yet his work contains many references and allusions that are easily understood only with background information about the ancient social and intellectual setting. To make The Confessions accessible to contemporary readers, Chadwick provides the most complete and informative notes of any recent translation, and includes an introduction to establish the context.
The religious and philosophical value of The Confessions is unquestionable--now modern readers will have easier access to St. Augustine's deeply personal meditations. Chadwick's lucid translation and helpful introduction clear the way for a new experience of this classic. [via]

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ISBN 9780785242482 (0-7852-4248-1, 0785242481)

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Confessions

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ISBN 0785242481 (0-7852-4248-1)
Hardcover, Thomas Nelson Inc

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Never underestimate the power of prayer. As Monica, the mother of St. Augustine, watched as her son and grandson were being baptized on that bright easter morning in A.D.387, she knew her lifelong prayers had been answered. Even though in his Confessions, Augustine wrote about his early life as an example of how sin grows and works within a person, he was looking back over those early years with the vision of a bishop of the church. Monica could not have known that those prayers would have presented to the church a man who would impact Christianity with the strength that Augustine did. [via]

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ISBN 9780146002038 (0-14-600203-2, 0146002032)

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Confessions of a Sinner

by St Augustine

ISBN 0146002032 (0-14-600203-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Book 1.His infancy and boyhood up to age 14. He speaks of his inability to remember the sins he almost certainly committed during this time. Children serve as insight into what man would be if it weren't for being socialized into waiting one's turn. Book 2.Augustine finds himself amongst bad companions, which leads him to commit theft and succumb to lust. Augustine comes from a good family and has never wanted for food. In this chapter, he explores the question of why he and his friends stole pears when he had many better pears of his own. He explains the feelings he experienced as he ate the pears and threw the rest away to the pigs. Augustine argues that he most likely would not have stolen anything had he not been in the company of others who could share in his sin. Some insight into group mentality is given. Book 3.His studies at Carthage, his conversion to Manichaeism and continued indulgences in lust between 16 and 19. The work outlines Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. It is widely seen as the first Western autobiography and was an influential model for Christian writers throughout the following 1000 years of the Middle Ages. It is not a complete autobiography, nonetheless, provide an unbroken record of his development of thought and is the most complete record of any single person from the 4th and 5th centuries. In the work St. Augustine writes about how much he regrets having led a sinful and immoral life. He discusses his regrets for following the Manichaean religion and believing in astrology. He writes about Nebridius's role in helping to persuade him that astrology was not only incorrect but evil, and St. Ambrose's role in his conversion to Christianity. He shows intense sorrow for his sexual sins, and writes on the importance of sexual morality. The books were written as prayers to God, thus the title, based on the Psalms of David. [via]

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The Confessions of Augustine in Modern English

by Sherwood Eliot Wirt, Augustine

ISBN 031034641X (0-310-34641-X)
Hardcover, Zondervan Pub. House

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ISBN 9781421824512 (1-4218-2451-5, 1421824515)

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The Confessions of Saint Augustine

by Augustine

ISBN 1421824515 (1-4218-2451-5)
Softcover, 1st World Library

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Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and Thy wisdom infinite. And Thee would man raise; man, but a particle of Thy creation; man, that bears about him his mortality, the witness of his sin, the witness that Thou resistest [via]

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ISBN 9780340324660 (0-340-32466-X, 034032466X)

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The Confessions of Saint Augustine

by E. M. Blaiklock

ISBN 034032466X (0-340-32466-X)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square

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Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literature. Written in the author's early forties in the last years of the fourth century A.D. and during his first years as a bishop, they reflect on his life and on the activity of remembering and interpreting a life. Books I-IV are concerned with infancy and learning to talk, schooldays, sexual desire and adolescent rebellion, intense friendships and intellectual exploration. Augustine evolves and analyses his past with all the resources of the reading which shaped his mind: Virgil and Cicero, Neoplatonism and the Bible. This volume, which aims to be usable by students who are new to Augustine, alerts readers to the verbal echoes and allusions of Augustine's brilliant and varied Latin, and explains his theological and philosophical questioning of what God is and what it is to be human. The edition is intended for use by students and scholars of Latin literature, theology and Church history. [via]

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ISBN 9781406806038 (1-4068-0603-X, 140680603X)

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The Confessions Of Saint Augustine

by E. B. Pusey, Augustine

ISBN 140680603X (1-4068-0603-X)
Softcover, Echo Library

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But woe is thee, thou torrent of human custom! Who shall stand against thee? how long shalt thou not be dried up? how long roll the sons of Eve into that huge and hideous ocean, which even they scarcely overpass who climb the cross? Did not I read in thee of Jove the thunderer and the adulterer? both, doubtless, he could not be; but so the feigned thunder might countenance and pander to real adultery. [via]

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The Confessions of Saint Augustine

by J. M. Lelen, Augustine, J. M. Leleu

ISBN 0899421695 (0-89942-169-5)
Softcover, Catholic Book Pub Co

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When saint augustine wrote his confessions he was facing, and responding to, a growing spread of asceticism in the roman world.about the authorst augustine of hippo, the great doctor of the latin church, was born at thagaste in north africa, in a.d. 354. He was brought up as a christian but he was soon converted to the manichean religion. He also came under the influence of neoplatonism. However, in 387 he renounced all his unorthodox beliefs and was baptised. His surviving works had a great influence on christian theology and the psychology and political theology of the west. R.s. Pine-coffin is a roman catholic and was born in 1917 [via]

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ISBN 9780451527806 (0-451-52780-1, 0451527801)

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The Confessions of Saint Augustine

by Martin E. Marty, Rex Warner, Augustine

ISBN 0451527801 (0-451-52780-1)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics

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Harvard Classics, Vol. 7, Part 1

The origin of the autobiographical tradition, the Confessions of one of the great Fathers of the Church traces a dialogue with his God and a journey toward rising above one's self.

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The Confessions of St. Augustine

by Carolinne White

ISBN 0802839282 (0-8028-3928-2)
Hardcover, Eerdmans Pub Co

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Augustine was one of the most remarkable figures of the early Christian church. Born in North Africa in A.D. 354, the son of a pagan farmer, he rose to become Bishop of Hippo and a hugely influential Christian writer, whose Confessions are still loved today for their humanity and spiritual depth.

In this gorgeously illustrated volume Oxford scholar Carolinne White presents fresh translations of choice passages from the Confessions. These extracts have been chosen to express Augustine's wisdom and his mystical yearning for God. Lively narrative and colorful anecdotes are interspersed with passages of great poetry in praise of God. In the process of describing his own failings, Augustine also gives relevant advice on how to live a Christian life.

In this first modern illustrated edition of the Confessions, Augustine's words are accompanied by beautiful medieval and Renaissance illuminations from manuscripts in the collection at the British Librarymaking this a volume to treasure for a lifetime. [via]

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ISBN 9780451624741 (0-451-62474-2, 0451624742)

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Confessions of St. Augustine

by Rex Warner

ISBN 0451624742 (0-451-62474-2)
Softcover, New Amer Library

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Acknowledged in every age and every nation of the Western World for nearly 1,500 years as one of mankind's great literary treasures, this is the classic autobiography of a man who journeyed from sin to sainthood, from heresy to the heights of theological insight, and from the darkness of worldly ambition to the changeless light of grace. (Literature/Classics) [via]

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The Confessions of St. Augustine: A Modern English Version

by Hal McElwaine Helms, Augustine

ISBN 0941478556 (0-941478-55-6)
Softcover, Paraclete Pr

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The Confessions of St. Augustine, a passionate, deeply honest autobiographical account of Augustine's journey toward faith, has been a source of spiritual guidance and intellectual nourishment for millions of people throught the centuries. While Augustine is regarded as one of Christianity's greatest theologians, the enduring and universal appeal of the Confessions is undoubtedly in Augustine's humanity--in his fervent examinations of his own struggles, conflicts, and temptations, and in his intensely personal quest for God. This modern edition of the Confessions will offer a profound source of spiritual enlightenment to today's reader.

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The Confessions of St. Augustine: Modern English Version

by Augustine, E. B. Pusey

ISBN 160206010X (1-60206-010-X)
Hardcover, Cosimo Inc

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One of the most influential religious books in the Christian tradition recalls crucial events in the author's life: his mid-4th-century origins in rural Algeria; the rise to a lavish lifestyle at the imperial court in Milan; his struggle with sexual desires; eventual renunciation of secular ambitions and marriage; and recovery of his Catholic faith.

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The Confessions of St. Augustine: Modern English Version

by John K. Ryan, Augustine

ISBN 0385029551 (0-385-02955-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group

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Heartfelt, incisive, and timeless, The Confessions of Saint Augustine has captivated readers for more than fifteen hundred years. Retelling the story of his long struggle with faith and ultimate conversion -- the first such spiritual memoir ever recorded -- Saint Augustine traces a story of sin, regret, and redemption that is both deeply personal and, at the same time, universal.

Starting with his early life, education, and youthful indiscretions, and following his ascent to influence as a teacher of rhetoric in Hippo, Rome, and Milan, Augustine is brutally honest about his proud and amibitious youth. In time, his early loves grow cold and the luster of wordly success fades, leaving him filled with a sense of inner absence, until a movement toward Christian faith takes hold, eventually leading to conversion and the flourishing of a new life. Philosophically and theologically brilliant, sincere in its feeling, and both grounded in history and strikingly contemporary in its resonance, The Confessions of Saint Augustine is a timeless class that will persist as long as humanity continues to long for meaning in life and peace of soul.

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The Confessions: Saint Augustine

by Maria Boulding, Augustine, Saint, of Hippo

ISBN 1565480848 (1-56548-084-8)
Softcover, New City Pr

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'Maria Boulding's version is of a different level of excellence from practically anything else on the market. She has perfected an elegant and flowing style.'

Rowan Williams
Archbishop of Canterbury

The Confessions of Saint Augustine is considered the all time number one Christian classic. It is an extended poetic, passionate, intimate prayer. Augustine was probably forty-three when he began this endeavor. He had been a baptized Catholic for ten years, a priest for six, and a bishop for only two. His pre-baptismal life raised questions in the community. Was his conversion genuine? The first hearers were captivated, as many millions have been over the following sixteen centuries. His experience of God speaks to us across time with little need of transpositions. This new translation masterfully captures his experience.

'So old and yet so new! This contemporary translation of Augustine's Confessions was like meeting an old friend and touching perennial truth, despite the passing years. Augustine was surely larger than life--and this translation matches it.'

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ISBN 9780060643348 (0-06-064334-X, 006064334X)

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Early Christian Doctrines

by John Norman Davidson Kelly

ISBN 006064334X (0-06-064334-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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A history of doctrines of the Early Church, written and arranged with exceptional clarity by a leading patristic scholar. Canon Kelly describes the development of the principal Christian doctrines from the close of the first century to the middle of the fifth, and from the end of the apostolic age to the council of Chalcedon.

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Early Christian Writings

by Maxwell Staniforth

ISBN 0880290749 (0-88029-074-9)
Hardcover, Hippocrene Books

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The writings in this volume cast a glimmer of light upon the emerging traditions and organization of the infant church, during an otherwise little-known period of its development. A selection of letters and small-scale theological treatises from a group known as the Apostolic Fathers, several of whom were probably disciples of the Apostles, they provide a first-hand account of the early Church and outline a form of early Christianity still drawing on the theology and traditions of its parent religion, Judaism. Included here are the first "Epistle of Bishop Clement of Rome", an impassioned plea for harmony; "The Epistle of Polycarp"; "The Epistle of Barnabas"; "The Didache"; and, the Seven Epistles written by Ignatius of Antioch - among them his moving appeal to the Romans that they grant him a martyr's death. [via]

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ISBN 9780140444759 (0-14-044475-0, 0140444750)

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Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers

by Andrew Louth, Maxwell Staniforth

ISBN 0140444750 (0-14-044475-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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The writings in this volume cast a glimmer of light upon the emerging traditions and organization of the infant church, during an otherwise little-known period of its development. A selection of letters and small-scale theological treatises from a group known as the Apostolic Fathers, several of whom were probably disciples of the Apostles, they provide a first-hand account of the early Church and outline a form of early Christianity still drawing on the theology and traditions of its parent religion, Judaism. Included here are the first "Epistle of Bishop Clement of Rome", an impassioned plea for harmony; "The Epistle of Polycarp"; "The Epistle of Barnabas"; "The Didache"; and, the Seven Epistles written by Ignatius of Antioch - among them his moving appeal to the Romans that they grant him a martyr's death. [via]

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ISBN 9780140231991 (0-14-023199-4, 0140231994)

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The Early Church

by Henry Chadwick

ISBN 0140231994 (0-14-023199-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centureis AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world.

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Early Church

by W.H.C. Frend

ISBN 0800616154 (0-8006-1615-4)
Softcover, Augsburg Fortress Pub

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ISBN 9780140205022 (0-14-020502-0, 0140205020)

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Early Church, Pelican History of the Church

by Henry Chadwick

ISBN 0140205020 (0-14-020502-0)
Softcover, Penguin USA

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Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centureis AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world.

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The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius Pamphilus

by Eusebius

ISBN 0801033063 (0-8010-3306-3)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group

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Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History is one of the classics of early Christianity and of equal stature with the works of Flavius Josephus. Eusebius chronicles the events of the first three centuries of the Christian church in such a way as to record a vast number of vital facts about early Christianity that can be learned from no other ancient source. When Eusebius wrote his Ecclesiastical History, his vital concern was to record facts before they disappeared, and before eye-witnesses were killed and libraries were burned and destroyed in persecutions by Rome. He faithfully transcribed the most important existing documents of his day so that future generations would have a collection of factual data to interpret. Thus Eusebius (c. A.D. 260-340) richly deserves the title "father of Church history."

"More readable." This is the only full edition of "Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History" that has been retypeset in modern, easy-to-read type. Archaic words have been modernized and the punctuation has been updated according to contemporary standards.

"Easier to use." The Loeb numbering system (now the standard way to cite "Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History)" has been added to make it easier to locate passages referred to in other reference works. Also, all citations and cross-references have been updated from Roman numerals to the modern form of citation.

"More complete." The complete text of all ten books of Eusebius is included. Also included is "Historical View of the Council of Nicea" as well as translations of related documents. [via]

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Eusebius: Ecclesiastical History

by Oulton

ISBN 0674992938 (0-674-99293-8)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr

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Eusebius of Caesarea, ca. 260340 CE, born in Palestine, was a student of the presbyter Pamphilus whom he loyally supported during Diocletian's persecution. He was himself imprisoned in Egypt, but became Bishop of Caesarea about 314. At the Council of Nicaea in 325 he sat by the emperor, led a party of moderates, and made the first draft of the famous creed.

Of Eusebius's many learned publications we have Martyrs of Palestine and Life of Constantine; several apologetic and polemic works; parts of his commentaries on the Psalms and Isaiah; and the Chronographia, known chiefly in Armenian and Syriac versions of the original Greek. But Eusebius's chief fame rests on the History of the Christian Church in ten books published in 324325, the most important ecclesiastical history of ancient times, a great treasury of knowledge about the early Church.

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Eusebius: The History of the Church from Christ to Constantine

by Eusebius, G. A. Williamson

ISBN 0140445358 (0-14-044535-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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"Could I do better than start from the beginning of the dispensation of our Saviour and Lord, Jesus the Christ of God?"

Bishop Eusebius (c. AD 260339), a learned scholar who lived most of his life in Caesarea in Palestine, broke new ground in writing the History and provided a model for all later ecclesiastical historians. In tracing the history of the Church from the time of Christ to the Great Persecution at the beginning of the fourth century and ending with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine, his aim was to show the purity and continuity of the doctrinal tradition of Christianity and its struggle against persecutors and heretics, and he supported his account by extensive quotations from original sources.

This edition of G. A. Williamsons clear, fluid translation is accompanied by an introduction by Andrew Louth discussing the life and works of Eusebius, together with notes, bibliography, map of the world of Eusebius and brief biographies of the figures who appear in the work.

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Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History: Complete and Unabridged

by Eusebius Pamphilus

ISBN 1565633717 (1-56563-371-7)
Hardcover, Hendrickson Pub

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Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History is one of the classics of early Christianity and of equal stature with the works of Flavius Josephus. Eusebius chronicles the events of the first three centuries of the Christian church in such a way as to record a vast number of vital facts about early Christianity that can be learned from no other ancient source. When Eusebius wrote his Ecclesiastical History, his vital concern was to record facts before they disappeared, and before eye-witnesses were killed and libraries were burned and destroyed in persecutions by Rome. He faithfully transcribed the most important existing documents of his day so that future generations would have a collection of factual data to interpret. Thus Eusebius (c. A.D. 260-340) richly deserves the title "father of Church history."

"More readable." This is the only full edition of "Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History" that has been retypeset in modern, easy-to-read type. Archaic words have been modernized and the punctuation has been updated according to contemporary standards.

"Easier to use." The Loeb numbering system (now the standard way to cite "Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History)" has been added to make it easier to locate passages referred to in other reference works. Also, all citations and cross-references have been updated from Roman numerals to the modern form of citation.

"More complete." The complete text of all ten books of Eusebius is included. Also included is "Historical View of the Council of Nicea" as well as translations of related documents. [via]

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Eusebius, the Church History: A New Translation With Commentary

by Paul L. Maier, Eusebius

ISBN 0825433282 (0-8254-3328-2)
Hardcover, Kregel Pubns

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Much of our knowledge of the first three centuries of Christianity comes from Eusebius, the first great historian of the Christian faith. This full-color edition is a standard reference work on the early church. [via]

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Evangelism In The Early Church

by Michael Green

ISBN 0802827683 (0-8028-2768-3)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co

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Now a modern classic, Michael Green's Evangelism in the Early Church provides a comprehensive look at the ways the first Christians -- from the New Testament period up until the middle of the third century -- worked to spread the good news to the rest of the world.

In describing life in the early church, Green explores crucial aspects of the evangelistic task that have direct relevance for similar work today, including methods, motives, and strategies. He assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the evangelistic approaches used by the earliest Christians, and he also considers the obstacles to evangelism, using outreach to Gentiles and to Jews as examples of differing contexts for proclamation. Carefully researched and frequently quoting primary sources from the early church, this book will both show contemporary readers what can be learned from the past and help renew their own evangelistic vision. [via]

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Fathers of the Church: Saint Augustine Confessions

by St. Augustine

ISBN 0813200210 (0-8132-0021-0)
Hardcover, Catholic Univ of Amer Pr

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Fathers of the Church: Saint Augustine Letters Volume 5

by Wilfrid Parsons

ISBN 0813200326 (0-8132-0032-6)
Hardcover, Catholic Univ of Amer Pr

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ISBN 9781560634775 (1-56063-477-4, 1560634774)

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Historia Del Cristianismo

by Justo L. Gonzalez

ISBN 1560634774 (1-56063-477-4)
Hardcover, Editorial Unilit

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Obra completa, Tomo I y II esta disponible en Historia del Cristianismo ISBN 9780789917867. Este libro ya no esta disponsible a traves de Amazon. Solamente a traves de los vendedores secundarios en Amazon. [via]

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The History of the Church from Christ to Constantine

by Eusebius

ISBN 0806615095 (0-8066-1509-5)
Softcover, Augsburg Fortress Pub

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"Could I do better than start from the beginning of the dispensation of our Saviour and Lord, Jesus the Christ of God?"

Bishop Eusebius (c. AD 260339), a learned scholar who lived most of his life in Caesarea in Palestine, broke new ground in writing the History and provided a model for all later ecclesiastical historians. In tracing the history of the Church from the time of Christ to the Great Persecution at the beginning of the fourth century and ending with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine, his aim was to show the purity and continuity of the doctrinal tradition of Christianity and its struggle against persecutors and heretics, and he supported his account by extensive quotations from original sources.

This edition of G. A. Williamsons clear, fluid translation is accompanied by an introduction by Andrew Louth discussing the life and works of Eusebius, together with notes, bibliography, map of the world of Eusebius and brief biographies of the figures who appear in the work.

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The History of the Church: The Church History of Eusebius

by Eusebius

ISBN 1420925067 (1-4209-2506-7)
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ISBN 9781565631151 (1-56563-115-3, 1565631153)

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New International Biblical Commentary

by Robert K. Johnston, Robert L. Hubbard, W.Ward Gasque

ISBN 1565631153 (1-56563-115-3)
Softcover, Hendrickson Pub

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The New International Biblical Commentary New Testament volumes are now available as a complete 18-volume set. Save when you purchase the set versus the 18 individual volumes.

ÂThe New International Biblical Commentary is an important new series which happily strikes the balance between the detailed technical commentary . . . and the popular level commentary.Â
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The New International Biblical Commentary series offers the best of contemporary scholarship in a format that both general readers and serious students can use with profit. The aim of the series is to provide reliable guides to the books of the Bible presented in a style that does not require formal theological education to understand. Based on the widely used New International Version translation, each volume in the NIBC presents an introductory chapter detailing the background of the book, its audiences, its authorship, its important themes, and other helpful information.

ÂThe NIBC has been written by internationally respected experts in Biblical Studies. Scholarly arguments are carefully analyzed and presented in a way that anyone concerned to gain a deeper understanding of the New Testament will find both accessible and helpful. Christians of many different traditions will welcome this series as a valuable resource that will promote better understanding of the Bible and its message.Â
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Second Series

by James Donaldson, Philip Schaff, Henry Wace, Alexander Roberts

ISBN 1565631161 (1-56563-116-1)
Hardcover, Hendrickson Pub

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"The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Second Series" contains in fourteen volumes the works of the Greek Fathers from Eusebius to John of Damascus and the Latin Fathers from Hilary to Gregory the Great. Several of the writings appear for the first time in English. The first three volumes are a complete collection of the historical writings of the Fathers, whose permanent value as the primary sources is universally acknowledged. Other volumes contain the works of eminent figures in early Christian history, such as Athanasius, Jerome, and Ambrose. The series concludes with the canons and decrees of the seven ecumenical councils, as well as canons of local synod with ecumenical acceptance. The "Second Series" is edited by Philip Schaff, eminent church historian and professor at Union Theological Seminary, NY, and Henry Wace, Principal of Kings College, London.

Volume Titles:
Volume 1: Eusebius: Church History, Life of Constantine the Great, Oration in Praise of Constantine
Volume 2: Socrates, Sozomenus: Church Histories
Volume 3: Theodoret, Jerome, Gennadius, Rufinus: Historical Writings
Volume 4: Anthanasius: Selects Works and Letters
Volume 5: Gregory of Nyssa: Dogmatic Treatises, etc.
Volume 6: Jerome: Letters and Select Works
Volume 7: Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen
Volume 8: Basil: Letters and Select Works
Volume 9: Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus
Volume 10: Ambrose: Select Works and Letters
Volume 11: Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins, John Cassian
Volume 12: Leo the Great, Gregory the Great
Volume 13: Gregory the Great, Ephraim Syrus, Aphrahat
Volume 14: The Seven Ecumenical Councils [via]

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Reading Scripture With the Church Fathers

by Christopher A. Hall

ISBN 0830815007 (0-8308-1500-7)
Softcover, Intervarsity Pr

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Many Christians today long to become reacquainted with their ancient ancestors in the faith. They see a deeper worship and devotion in the prayers and hymns of the early church. And they believe that the writings of the early church can shed new light on their understanding of Scripture.

But where and how do we begin? Our first encounter with the writings of the church fathers may seem like visiting a far country where the language, assumptions, concerns and conclusions are completely unfamiliar to us.

In Christopher Hall helps us through this cultural confusion, introducing us to the early church, its unique world, and the sights and sounds of Scripture that are highlighted for them. As Hall points out, the ancient fathers hear music in Scripture where we remain tone-deaf. Despite their occasional eccentricities, theirs is a hearing refined through long listening in song, worship, teaching, meditation and oral reading. And like true masters they challenge and correct our modern assumptions as they invite us to tune our ears to hear the divine melodies of the Bible.

is an exceptional guide. Hall provides a warm, winsome, informative and indispensable introcution to who these leaders and scholars were, how they read and interpreted Scripture, and how we might read Scripture with them for all its worth. [via]

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The Reformation

by Owen Chadwick

ISBN 0140137572 (0-14-013757-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Owen Chadwick stands out as the trustsed authority on Reformation history. Not only is his scholorly knowledge outlined with enough precision to impress any aspiring historian, but Chadwick also manages to convey the facts with a level of underlying passion.

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The Story of Christianity: Reformation to the Present Day

by Justo L. Gonzalez

ISBN 0060633166 (0-06-063316-6)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco

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Beginning with the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, this second volume of The Story of Christianity continues narrative history to the present. Historian Justo Gonzalez brings to life the people, dramatic events, and shaping ideas of Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy during this period, keynoting crucial theological developments while providing fresh understanding of the social, political, and economic forces that influenced the formation of the church. In particular, the author notes recurring themes of unrest, rebellion, and reformation.

Gonzalez presents an illuminating record of the lives, impelling ideas, and achievements of such prominent figures as Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and John Calvinmovers and shapers in the emerging Protestant church. His biographical insights, in conjunction with vivid historical accounts, reveal how individual lives mirror and clarify core theological concerns and developments.

The interpretive overview of The Story of Christianity includes a thorough and timely analysis of the growth and maturation of Christianity, including events in Europe, the United States, and Latin Americathe latter an area too often neglected in church histories, yet increasingly vital to an understanding of Christianity's historical development, present situation, and future, options.

Gonzalez's richly textured study discusses the changes and directions of the church in the traditions of Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, and Eastern Christianity. The Story of Christianity covers such recent occurrences as the World Council of Churches, the Second Vatican Council, the movement toward Christian unity, and much more. It concludes with a thoughtful look at the major issues and debates involving Christians today.

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The Story of Christianity: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation, Volume 1

by Justo L. Gonzalez

ISBN 0060633158 (0-06-063315-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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The Story of Christianity, Volume 1, is an informative, interesting, and consistently readable narrative history. It brings alive the people, dramatic events, and ideas that shaped the first fifteen centuries of Europe, such as the Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the New World. Historian Justo Gonzalez shows how various social, political, and economic movements affected Christianity's internal growth.

Gonzalez skillfully weaves in relevant details from the lives of prominent figures from the apostles to John Wycliffe, tracing out core theological issues and developments as reflected in the lives and struggles of leading thinkers within the various traditions of the church. "The history of the church, while showing all the characteristics fo human history, is much more than the history of an institution or movement," Gonzalez stresses. "It is a history of the deeds of the spirit in and through the men and women who have gone before in the faith." The Story of Christianity demonstrates at each point what new challenges and opportunities faced the church, and how Christians struggled with the various options open to them, thereby shaping the future direction of the church.

The Story of Christianity will serve as a fascinating introduction to the panoramic history of Christianity for students and teachers of church history, for pastors, and for general readers.

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