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A guide to finding resources in theology. Guides to specific resources and strategies for individual classes. Taking class online? Limit database searches to "full-text" and Library catalog searches to "Ebooks."

The trumpet of Christ is His Gospel: He has blown it and we have heard - Clement of Alexandria

Ferguson, Everett. Encyclopedia of Early Christianity
also in print: BR 162.2 .E53 1990 REFERENCE   Fl.1

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

Ferguson, Everett. Encyclopedia of Early Christianity. 2nd ed
BR 162.2 .E53 1997 vol.1-2 REFERENCE   Fl. 1

Ancient Christian Writers (print series)

Find Books about the Fathers of the Church Using the Library Catalog

Subject: Fathers of the Church

Search also by the name of a specific Church Father or particular writing

Example:  Shepherd of Hermas

Example:  Ignatius of Antioch

Ante-Nicene Fathers : Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325
Repr. of American edition, 1994. BR 60 .A5 1994 v. 1-10   Fl. 2

vol. 1 The Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus.
vol. 2 Fathers of the Second Century

Ante-Nicene Fathers : Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325.
Repr. of American edition, 1981. BR 60 .A5 v. 1-10  Fl. 2

The Fathers of the Church. New Translation, 1947.
vol. 1, The Apostolic Fathers. BR 60 .F3   Fl. 2

Ancient Christian Writers : The Works of the Fathers in Translation, 1948. 
BR 60 .A35 no. 6   Fl. 2

Internet Christian Library: Guide to Early Church Documents

Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo

 

EBooks Early Christianity

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.

Ancient Scriptural Commentary

Kannengiesser, Charles. Handbook of Patristic Exegesis: The Bible in Ancient Christianity,
Volumes 1-2
.  Leiden: Brill Academic, 2004.

Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (Series)

The Anchor Bible Dictionary.
BS 440 .A54 1992 vol. 1-5  REFERENCE   Fl. 1

Articles on specific writings, persons, and historical context are by highly regarded
Church historians and biblical scholars. See, for example, Ignatius of Antioch,
First Clement, Polycarp, Papias, Quadratus, etc.

Studia Patristica (ATLA 1957-present) 

Vigiliae christianae

Journal of Biblical Literature.
also in print BS 410 .J7

1957-1985       Microfilm       Lower Level
1986-present    Periodicals    Lower Level

Church History (ATLA 1932-present)

Ignatius of Antioch.  

Search ATLA for full-text articles

Polycarp

Search New Testament Abstracts for full-text articles
Search ATLA for full-text articles

Papias 

Search New Testament Abstracts for full-text articles
Search ATLA for full-text articles

First Clement 

Search ATLA for full-text articles
Search ATLA for citations to Journal of Biblical Literature.

BS410 .J7 1986-present Periodicals    Lower Level
1957-1985 Microfilm    Lower Level

Epistle of Barnabas 

Search ATLA for full-text articles

Apology of Quadratus

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Here are a few subject headings worth knowing

In the Online Catalog

Early Church 30-600

Fathers of the Church

Christian literature, early

Didache

In ATLA Religion Index

Church history, 0030-600