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THL 560 (461) Early Christianity: The Church Fathers

History and theology of the early Christian Church focused on the careers and contributions of major Church Fathers.

Core Sources

Quasten, Johannes. Patrology. The Newman Press, 1962.
BR 67 .Q3 1962 vol. 1-4  REFERENCE  Fl. 1

vol. 1 The Beginnings of Patristic Literature
vol. 2 The Ante-Nicene Literature after Irenaeus
vol. 3 The Golden Age of Greek Patristic Literature
vol. 4 The Golden Age of Latin Patristic Literature from the Council of Nicea to the 
          Council of Chalcedon

Quasten is the standard, classic reference for patristic literature

Studies in Early Christianity.

v. 1 Personalities of the early church --
v. 2 Literature of the early church --
v. 3 The Bible in the early church --
v. 4 Orthodoxy, heresy, and schism in early Christianity -- BR166 .O78 1993
v. 5 Gnosticism in the early church --
v. 6 Early Christianity and Judaism --
v. 7 Church and state in the early church -- BR170 .C55 1993
v. 8 The Early church and Greco-Roman thought --
v. 9 Doctrines of God and Christ in the early church -- BT98 .D56 1993
v. 10 Doctrines of human nature, sin, and salvation in the early church.
v. 11 Conversion, catechumenate, and baptism in the early church --
v. 12 Missions and regional characteristics of the early church --
v. 13 Church, ministry, and organization in the early church era --
v. 14 Women in early Christianity -- BR195.W6 W65 1993
v. 15 Worship in early Christianity -- BV6 .W67 1993
v. 16 Christian life: ethics, morality, and discipline in the early church -- BJ1212 .C48 1993
v. 17 Acts of piety in the early church --
v. 18 Art, archaeology, and architecture of the early Christianity.