Books on patristics, including the history and practices of the Early Church, works on the lives and thought of the Church Fathers, and studies of early Christian texts.
A new interpretation of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, revealing new insights into the genre, cultural context and theology of this under-appreciated document.
A selection of essays on how an understanding of the economics of 1st-century Galilee sheds light on the historical Jesus and the development of Christianity.
A new translation of Volume One of Ferdinand Christian Baur's classic account of the history of the Christian Church.
An exploration of how three theologians have interpreted the pivotal moment when Christianity became the dominant faith of the Roman Empire.
An examination of the use by all parties at the time of the Reformation of Cyprian's writings to claim him as part of their own particular heritage.
Series: Library of Ecclesiastical History
A penetrating critique of Gunton's analysis of Augustine, illuminating Augustine's insight into the relationship between creation and redemption.
An exploration of St Augustine's insights into human desire and happiness, as revealed by his earliest theological writings.
A socio-historical examination of decision-making processes in the New Testament Church, emphasising interaction between the leadership and their congregations.
A carefully researched analysis of how the early church developed a distinctively Christian understanding of death, synthesising pagan and scriptural ideas.
An exhaustive guide to every significant Christian theologian from the first century through to the death of John Duns Scotus in 1308.
An introduction and commentary to the Didache, or the Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, one of the earliest writings of the Christian Church.