Getting to Know the Church Fathers: An Evangelical Introduction

Bryan M. Litfin

ISBN 10: 080109724X / ISBN 13: 9780801097249

Published by Baker Academic, 2016

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pp. 304.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Getting to Know the Church Fathers: An Evangelical Introduction
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080109724X
• ISBN 13: 9780801097249
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A Trusted Introduction to the Church Fathers

This concise introduction to the church fathers connects evangelical students and readers to twelve key figures from the early church. Bryan Litfin engages readers with actual people, not just abstract doctrines or impersonal events, to help them understand the fathers as spiritual ancestors in the faith. The first edition has been well received and widely used. This updated and revised edition adds chapters on Ephrem of Syria and Patrick of Ireland. The book requires no previous knowledge of the patristic period and includes original, easy-to-read translations that give a brief taste of each writer's thought.

About the Author

Bryan M. Litfin is the coauthor of Herod & Mary and author of Early Christian Martyr Stories, After Acts, and Getting to Know the Church Fathers, as well as the Constantine's Empire series of historical fiction. He earned his PhD in ancient Christianity from the University of Virginia and his ThM in historical theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. A former professor of theology at the Moody Bible Institute, Litfin now teaches in the Rawlings School of Divinity at Liberty University. He and his wife have two adult children and live in Virginia. Learn more at BryanLitfin.com.