The Fathers of the church : an introduction to the first Christian teachers

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Overview: This new and extensively updated edition is the definitive resource for anyone interested in learning about the Church Fathers and their legacy. Ideal for RCIA, catechists, clergy, as well as lay Catholics who want to learn more about the great teachers of early Christianity. Content: The World of the Fathers: Introduction -- THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS: THE GOSPEL'S FIRST ECHO. St. Clement of Rome -- St. Ignatius of Antioch -- St. Polycarp of Smyrna -- THE ANTE-NICENE FATHERS: THE CHURCH FINDS A VOICE. St. Melito of Sardis -- St. Justin Martyr -- St. Irenaeus of Lyons -- Tertullian -- St. Hippolytus of Rome -- St. Cyprian of Carthage -- St. Clement of Alexandria -- Origen -- THE NICENE ERA: THE GOLDEN AGE OF DOCTRINE. Eusebius of Caesarea -- St. Athanasius -- St. Aphrahat the Sage -- St. Ephrem of Syria -- St. Basil the Great -- St. Gregory of Nazianzus -- St. Gregory of Nyssa -- St. Cyril of Jerusalem -- St. Ambrose of Milan -- THE POST-NICENE ERA: THE LAST (AND LASTING) FATHERS. St. John Chrysostom -- St. Cyril of Alexandria -- St. Jerome -- St. Augustine of Hippo -- St. Vincent of Lérins -- St. Leo the Great -- St. Benedict of Nursia -- St. Gregory the Great -- Dionysius the (Pseudo- ) Areopagite -- St. Maximus the Confessor -- St. John of Damascus -- THE MOTHERS. St. Perpetua -- St. Syncletica -- Egeria the Pilgrim.