When the church was young : voices of the early fathers / Marcellino D'Ambrosio.

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"A society characterized by loss of respect for life, violence, exotic religious cults, sexual promiscuity ... and even pedophilia. Sound familiar? This was the world of the early Church Fathers. In this ... book, Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio brings out the colorful personalities of these dynamic Christian leaders and makes their rich teaching accessible, enjoyable, and relevant to the challenges we face every day"--Amazon.com

The church fathers: who is included? -- Clement and the Corinthian coup -- The didache: out of the mist of history -- Ignatius: prophet, pastor, and witness -- The martyrdom of polycarp -- Diogentus and the mystery of christian newness -- Justin and the philosopher's cloak -- Irenaeus and the gnostic threat -- Irenaeus and the battle for the bible -- Clement and the school of Alexandria -- Origen: zeal and genius -- The tragedy of Tertullian -- Cyprian and the unity of the church -- Hippolytus and the lex orandi -- The great persecution -- Nicaea, the first ecumenical council -- Athanasius against the world -- Basil the great -- Two Gregorys and a council -- Ambrose of Milan: the Jonah of the west -- Augustine and amazing grace -- The preacher with the golden tongue -- Jerome and the bible -- Leo and Peter -- Gregory the great -- The voice of voices -- When the church was young.

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