{"product_id":"creeds-councils-and-controversies-documents-illustrating-the-history-of-the-church-ad-337-461-paperback-1","title":"Creeds, Councils and Controversies: Documents Illustrating the History of the Church, AD 337-461 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWilliam H. C. Frend\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sourcebook of primary texts illustrates the history of Christianity from Nicaea to St. Augustine and St. Patrick. It covers all major persons and topics in the \"golden age\" of Greek and Latin patristics. This standard collection, still unsurpassed, is now available to a wider North American audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sourcebook of primary texts illustrates the history of Christianity from Nicaea to St. Augustine and St. Patrick. It covers all major persons and topics in the \"golden age\" of Greek and Latin patristics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Professors of early Christianity will enthusiastically welcome the reprinting of these two extremely well-selected and unsurpassed collections of documents [\u003ci\u003eA New Eusebius\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCreeds, Councils and Controversies\u003c\/i\u003e]. These two textbooks have long set the standard for collections of original documents illustrating the practices and thought of early Christians. It is extremely useful for those who teach this period to have these texts back in print.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKevin Madigan\u003c\/b\u003e, Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History, The Divinity School, Harvard University \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This collection of documents from the world of early Christianity is not only handy but also enlightening. Here one has immediate access to ancient words on Gnosticism and Arianism, baptism and persecution, and canon and controversy. Here, in the antique, one may find something rare, something lovely, something new.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eD. Jeffrey Bingham\u003c\/b\u003e, associate dean of biblical and theological studies, Wheaton College \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"J. Stevenson's classic two-volume compilation, \u003ci\u003eA New Eusebius\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCreeds, Councils and Controversies\u003c\/i\u003e, assembles snippets from a wide range of hard-to-find materials: acts of Christian martyrs, conciliar documents, fragments from heretics and persecutors, inscriptions on coins and catacombs, snatches of gossip in scattered letters. The final result is a brilliant mosaic of early Christianity.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eWilliam Harmless\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eAugustine in His Own Words\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (1901-1983) was a Fellow of Downing College, University of Cambridge. \u003cb\u003eW. H. C. Frend\u003c\/b\u003e (1916-2005) was chair of ecclesiastical history at the University of Glasgow, a Fellow of the British Academy, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 504\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42591988678752,"sku":"9780801039706","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/eXZKYUxCVjdwVjRrME05QVFZUnh3QT09.webp?v=1771408517","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/creeds-councils-and-controversies-documents-illustrating-the-history-of-the-church-ad-337-461-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}