What Did Early Christians Really Believe?
The Answer Will Surprise and Amaze You
The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church is a unique resource that introduces you to the teachings of the first Christians in a way no other work can. It is specially designed to make it easy for you to find the information you want and need. Amazing features in this fact-packed book include:
More than 900 quotations from the writings of the early Church Fathers, as well as from rare and important documents dating back to the dawn of Christian history.
Mini-biographies of nearly 100 Fathers, as well as descriptions of dozens of key early councils and writings.
A concise history of the dramatic spread of Christianity after Jesus told his disciples to evangelize all nations.
Special maps showing you where the Fathers lived, including many little-known and long-vanished locations.
A guide to nearly 30 ancient heresies, many of which have returned to haunt the modern world.
The Fathers' teaching on nearly 50 topics, including modern hot-button issues like abortion, homosexuality, and divorce.
This groundbreaking work presents the teachings of the early Christians in a way unlike any other book. It flings open the doors of the crucial but little-known age covering the birth of Christianity and the triumphant march of the gospel throughout the ancient world.
