The Early Christian Fathers A Selection from the Writings of the Fathers from St. Clement of Rome to St. Athanasius

by Bettenson, Henry

• ISBN13: 9780192830098
• ISBN10: 0192830090
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1969-09-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The writings of Fathers of the early Church are of particular importance to anyone who wishes to understand Christian doctrine. This book illustrates the process of development in Christian thought, life, and worship during the period which culminated in the acceptance of the Christian faith by the Emperor Constantine, and the meeting of the Council of Nicaea in AD 325.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(27)
Note on References, etc.	28	(1)
Clemens Romanus (Clement of Rome)
The Person and Work of Christ	29	(1)
Sanctification-justification	30	(1)
The Holy Spirit and the Trinity	30	(1)
The Church and Ministry	31	(2)
Liturgy	33	(3)
Eschatology	36	(1)
The Christian Life	37	(1)
Scripture and Gospel	38	(1)
Peter and Paul, Apostles and	38	(2)
Ignatius
To the Ephesians	40	(2)
To the Magnesians	42	(2)
To the Trallians	44	(1)
To the Romans	45	(2)
To the Philadelphians	47	(1)
To the Smyrnaeans	48	(2)
The Teaching of the Apostles (The Didache) The Worship and Ministry of the Church	50	(3)
The Epistle to Diognetus	53	(248)
Justinus (Justin Martyr)
The Defence and Explanation of Christian Faith and Practice	58	(7)
Irenaeus
God	65	(2)
Man	67	(7)
Christ and his Incarnation	74	(4)
The Atonement	78	(5)
Holy Spirit	83	(4)
The Trinity	87	(2)
The Church	89	(5)
The sacraments	94	(3)
The Resurrection	97	(4)
Faith and Revelation	101	(1)
Natural Religion	101	(1)
The Conclusion	102	(2)
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus (Tertullian)
God	104	(4)
Man	108	(9)
The Incarnation	117	(9)
The Atonement	126	(3)
The Holy Spirit	129	(4)
The Trinity	133	(4)
The Church	137	(6)
The Sacraments	143	(6)
The Ministry	149	(3)
The Discipline of the Church	152	(6)
The Last Things	158	(7)
Apologetics	165	(3)
Titus Flavius Clemens Alexandrinus (Clement of Alexandria)
Alexandrian Allegorism: The Christian Gnostic	168	(1)
God the Father	169	(1)
God the Son	170	(2)
The Trinity	172	(1)
Man	173	(1)
The Work of Christ	174	(5)
The Church	179	(1)
Sacraments	180	(2)
The Last Things	182	(3)
Origenes Adamantius (Origen)
God	185	(6)
The Origin of Evil	191	(3)
Providence	194	(2)
Man	196	(6)
Sin	202	(8)
The Incarnation	210	(10)
The Atonement	220	(7)
The Holy Spirit	227	(3)
The Trinity	230	(13)
The Church	243	(3)
The Sacraments	246	(6)
The Discipline of the Church	252	(3)
The Last Things	255	(3)
Miscellaneous	258	(5)
Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus (Cyprian)
The church and Ministry	263	(5)
Christian Initiation	268	(4)
The Eucharist	272	(1)
The New Life in the Spirit	272	(2)
Athanasius
God and Man	274	(2)
God the Son	276	(15)
The Work of Christ	291	(3)
The Holy Spirit and the Trinity	294	(4)
The Eucharist	298	(3)
Appendix: List of Works cited	301	(4)
Index	305