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Index
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Preface
The World of the Fathers: Introduction
The Apostolic Fathers: The Gospel’s First Echo
St. Clement of Rome
To the Corinthians
St. Ignatius of Antioch
The Effects of Heresy
The Desire for Martyrdom
St. Polycarp of Smyrna
The Martyrdom of Polycarp
Hermas
Hermas Tells His Story
The Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Church Finds a Voice
St. Aristides of Athens
From Creation to Creator
St. Justin Martyr
To the Emperor Antoninus Pius
To the Roman Senate
St. Melito of Sardis
The Old Passover and the New
St. Theophilus of Antioch
The Blindness of Sin
St. Athenagoras of Athens
Arguments for the Defense
Consistent Ethic of Life
St. Irenaeus of Lyons
Union with God
Against the Heretics: A Satire of Gnosticism
Mary, the New Eve
The Eucharist, Pledge of Our Resurrection
Tertullian
The Love of Christians
Athens and Jerusalem
St. Hippolytus of Rome
Milk and Honey
Wisdom’s House and Wisdom’s Banquet
St. Cyprian of Carthage
To Pope Cornelius
On the Unity of the Church
St. Clement of Alexandria
True Gnostics and False Gnostics
A Hymn to Christ the Savior
Origen
To a Young Christian Intellectual
The Senses of Scripture
A Snippet of Allegory
When It’s Tough to Read the Bible
St. Gregory of Pontus: On Origen, My Teacher
St. Dionysius the Great
The Christian Difference
The Courage of the Martyrs
St. Methodius of Olympus
The Church Prefigured and Fulfilled
Lactantius
Just Deserts
The Fourth Century: The Golden Age of Doctrine
Eusebius of Caesarea
In Praise of Constantine
On Church History
St. Athanasius
We Worship the Word Made Flesh
On the Death of Arius
St. Aphrahat the Sage
On Persecution
St. Ephrem of Syria
A Song for Christmas
St. Basil the Great
On His Conversion
A Plea to the Pope
On the Holy Spirit
St. Gregory of Nazianzus
Why I Fled
Soul and Body
St. Gregory of Nyssa
Why Do Infants Die?
The Mystical Death
On the Building of a Church
St. Asterius of Amasea
Against Divorce
St. Cyril of Jerusalem
On Confession
On the Eucharist
On Reverence at Liturgy
St. Pacian of Barcelona
On the Name Catholic
St. Ambrose of Milan
To the Emperor Valentinian
To the Catechumens
On True Fortitude
The Hymns of the Little Hours
The Later Fathers: The Church and the Changing World
St. Epiphanius of Salamis
Against Origen
St. John Chrysostom
On Riches
On Luxury
Husbands, Love Your Wives
To Parents
St. John Cassian
The Athlete of Christ
Begin with an End in Mind
Theodore of Mopsuestia
The Meaning of “Consubstantial”
St. Cyril of Alexandria
Reaching Out to Nestorius
Trinity, Incarnation, Eucharist: Unity
St. Jerome
On Mary’s Virginity
On Lust
On Old Age
St. Chromatius of Aquileia
Baptism, the Great Mystery
St. Augustine of Hippo
On His Mother, Monica
On Morals
On the Trinity
Letter to Januarius
Prudentius
The Story of His Life
A Christmas Carol
St. Paulinus of Nola
The Company of God’s Servants
Poem on the Annunciation
St. Vincent of Lérins
How to Study the Fathers
St. Leo the Great
On Jesus Christ
On Rome
St. Peter Chrysologus
Our Daily, Eucharistic Bread
Praying the “Hail Mary”
St. Jacob of Serugh
On Time for the Lord
Homily on Habib the Martyr
St. Romanus the Singer
Sung Sermon at Christmas
St. Benedict of Nursia
To Work and to Pray
St. Venantius Fortunatus
Good Friday Hymn
Hymn to the Cross
St. Gregory the Great
On Bashing the Clergy
On the Rights of Jews
Dionysius the (Pseudo-) Areopagite
Prayer before Theology
Hierarchy: The Ladder of Light
St. Maximus the Confessor
When Someone Gossips about You
The Ultimate Authority on Earth
St. Isidore of Seville
A Census of the Angels
St. John of Damascus
On the Veneration of Saints
On Images
The Mothers
St. Perpetua
The Passion of St. Perpetua
St. Syncletica
The Sayings
Egeria the Pilgrim
Climbing Mount Sinai
Postscript
About the Author
Appendix: For Further Study
The Times of the Fathers: Timeline of Events
Notes
Index
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