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In Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face of God (Yale, 2003),
Robert Louis Wilken gives an account of early Christian thought and practice
that is scholarly, clear, and compelling. Wilken shows how Scripture provided
the church with a dynamic foundation for worship, theology, and mission. He
demonstrates convincingly that early Christian thought is no mere era of church
history, but a vital source for the church's continued health.
of each era, including the early church's Gnostic crisis and the diverse
methodologies of Eastern and Western interpreters.
• IRENAEUS
• ORIGEN
The Commentary of Origen on St. John's Gospel: The Text Revised with a Critical
Introduction, edited by A. E. Brooks (2 vols.; Cambridge University Press, 1896).
On First Principles (Harper & Row, 1966).
• ATHANASIUS
• GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS
Orations and Letters, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, vol. 7
(Hendrickson, 1994) and Christology of the Later Fathers (Westminster John
Knox, 1995). Both sets include the five great orations delivered by Gregory in
Constantinople.
Letters and Select Works, translated with notes by Blomfield Jackson, Nicene
and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, vol. 8 (Hendrickson, 1994). Includes the
Hexaemeron, which provides a glimpse of Basil's method, and an index to the
biblical texts referred to in his letters.
• AMBROSE OF MILAN
• AUGUSTINE
Paulist's Ancient Christian Writers series includes some less well- known figures
and works along with major figures like Augustine and Origen. These are more
expensive hardbacks.