The Scholar's Challenge - Softcover

Bauer, Julian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1449788289 ISBN 13: 9781449788285

Publisher: WestBowPress, 2013

Synopsis

In the third century, the Roman Empire threatened Christians with torture and death if they did not sacrifice before the Roman gods. The Church thrived under such pressure, for as Tertullian said, "The blood of martyrs is the seed of Christianity" Instead, the greatest threat to Christianity was Christianity itself. Divergent theories of God's nature, apostolic tradition, and dissimilar copies of Holy Scriptures caused the early Church to question itself. Without telephones, printing presses, or a reliable postal system, the 1,800 bishops of that time found themselves in numerous cultures, speaking different languages, and needing someone to gather and consolidate authentic Church doctrine and reliable Scriptures. They found such men in Origen and Jerome. These two men wrote the unifying books that caused the Christian Church to remain "One, Holy, and Universal" This is their story, warts and all.

About this title

About the Author:

As the president and CEO of a worldwide touring company, Julian Bauer led groups to many of the locations in this book. His ministry at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, and the Knights of Columbus sharpened his interest in the early Christian Church. He currently serves as a national director of the Catholic War Veterans, a faith-based veterans' organization. Julian has held many executive-level positions and has extensive experience in solving organizational problems such as found in this book: Director of Employee and Organization Development (Systems), SSA Director of Financial Management (Operations), SSA National President, American Volkssport Association American Liaison to the International Federation of Popular Sports President and CEO of Bauer Group Travel Company Recipient of numerous honors, Julian attended Florida State, Illinois, Baylor, Northwestern, DePaul, George Washington Graduate School of Finance, and the University of Maryland's School of Law. He has been married to Carmen Espinosa for fifty-four years and has three children and eight grandchildren. Julian and Carmen currently live in Columbia, Maryland.

Review:

The Scholar's Challenge ... is, in my humble opinion, one of the best new books on the market. Mr. Bauer's eye for authentic detail also did a lot to color in the historical picture. 

One of the most interesting aspects ... was how the reader is drawn not only into the Christian struggle for survival and identity, but also the search for truth -- even drawing an outline of the complimentary Jewish struggle for that same truth. 
Over all ... an engaging book that drew me into the highest aspirations of humanity -- to understand the nature of God.
Reviewed by Ann Frailey in CatholicFiction.net

About this edition

• Publisher: WestBowPress
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1449788289
• ISBN 13: 9781449788285
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 348