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008			841113s1985 nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 84062564
020			_a0809126915 (pbk.) :
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC _dBET _bspa _erda
049			_aBET
050	0	0	_aBR 67 _b.R24 1985
082	0	0	_a270.1 _219
100	1		_aRamsey, Boniface.
245	1	0	_aBeginning to read the fathers / _cBoniface Ramsey.
260			_aNew York : _bPaulist Press, _c©1985.
300			_aiii, 280 pages ; _c23 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _btxt _atext
337			_2rdamedia _bn _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _bnc _avolume
500			_aIncludes index.
504			_aBibliography: p. 238-247.
505	2		_aScripture -- God -- The human condition -- Christ -- Church and ministry -- Martyrdom and virginity -- Monasticism -- Prayer -- Poverty and wealth -- The Christian in the world -- Death and resurrection.
520			_aBeginning to read the fathers is an introduction to the Church's earliest writers, preachers and theologians. It presupposes no more knowledge on the part of the reader than that the Fathers existed and that their ideas might be important and perhaps even interesting. The book does not restrict itself to such topics as Christology and ecclesiology but includes other areas, like martyrdom and prayer, which were highly important in shaping the mind and heart of the early Church. The material in this book is arranged thematically and follows a natural progression. Each chapter attempts to give a real taste of the subject in question by providing numerous selections from the writings of the Fathers, some of them classic statements and some relatively obscure. Fathers from nearly all periods and traditions are cited. The author's opinions, although not nonexistent, are subordinate to the presentation of the Fathers themselves. The work was written in non-technical style to be read both by beginners and by people with some expertise in the field. It concludes with suggestions for a patristics reading program for those who wish to pursue a study of the Fathers in more depth.
650		0	_aFathers of the church.
650		0	_aTheology, Doctrinal _xHistory _yEarly church, ca. 30-600.
906			_a7 _bcbc _corignew _d3 _eopcn _f19 _gy-gencatlg
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