num_pages: 416
description: This selection of writings from early church leaders includes work by Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Polycarp, Irenaeus, Athenagoras and Justin Martyr.Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.
language: English
title: Early Christian Fathers
titlecomplete: Early Christian Fathers (Library of Christian Classics)
genres: Religion, Reference, Nonfiction, School, Classics, Theology, Church History, Christian, History, Christianity
ratings_count: 299
publisher: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster (NY)