Patristics and the Early Church

Sin, Grace and Free Will:

A Historical Survey of Christian Thought (Volume 1: The Apostolic Fathers to Augustine)

By Matthew Knell

The first of three volumes exploring the development of the concepts of sin, grace and free will in Christian theology, beginning with the Church Fathers.

The Story of the Bodmer Papyri:

From the First Monastery's Library in Upper Egypt to Geneva and Dublin

By James M. Robinson

An exercise in bibliographical history, tracing the provenance of the Bodmer Papyri, one of the key collections of manuscripts relating to the New Testament.

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Thecla's Devotion:

Narrative and Emotion in the Acts of Paul and Thecla

By J.D. McLarty

An investigation of the narrative devices used in the Thecla episode of the Acts of Paul, and their parallels with contemporary pagan fiction.

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They Who Give From Evil:

The Response of the Eastern Church to Moneylending in the Early Christian Era

By Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen

An intriguing analysis of how the early Eastern Church dealt with the theological and social implications of debt and usury.

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Thomas F. Torrance and the Church Fathers:

A Reformed, Evangelical, and Ecumenical Reconstruction of the Patristic Tradition

By Jason Robert Radcliff

An analysis of Scottish theologian T.F. Torrance's understanding of the teachings of the Church Fathers and how they intersect with the Reformed tradition.

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The Titles of Jesus in Christology:

Their History in Early Christianity

By Ferdinand Hahn

A detailed introduction to early Christology, showing how Jesus's titles of majesty had long been established in the life of Judaism and the early Church.

Series: Library of Theological Translations

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The Vision of God

By Kenneth E. Kirk

Concentrating on the development of the ascetic tradition in Christianity, this book provides a justification for the centrality of worship in Christian life.