{"product_id":"the-fathers-of-the-church-a-comprehensive-introduction-paperback","title":"The Fathers of the Church: A Comprehensive Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHubertus R. Drobner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSiegfried Schatzmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood, solid, contemporary introductions to patristic authors and writings are difficult to find in the English-speaking world, and European volumes are expensive. This volume, which is Siegfried Schatzmann's translation of \u003ci\u003eLehrbuch der Patrologie\u003c\/i\u003e, offers English-speaking readers easy access to Hubertus R. Drobner's traditional introduction to early Christian thought. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHubertus R. Drobner brings patristics scholarship up to date in this traditional introduction. His work is sufficiently broad to be a useful summary of early Christian history and the expansive strokes of doctrinal debate and development and provides a clear presentation of early Christian thought. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrobner introduces new materials throughout this updated edition of his handbook. A general map and several timetables add to the clarity of the volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fathers of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e is valuable in its presentation of contemporary studies and views. Patristics students will benefit from this dependable overview of early Christian texts, and scholars and libraries will appreciate the extensive bibliography, indexes, and other resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fathers of the Church \u003c\/i\u003epresents the most important authors and works of the early history of Christian literature. Spanning the first seven hundred years of Christianity, this volume introduces writers such as Philo, Origen, Eusebius, Jerome, and Augustine, among many others. All of the authors are presented in their respective political, social, ecclesiastical, and cultural contexts, and their writings are organized in terms of bibliographies, editions, English translations, ancillary sources, and relevant literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHubertus Drobner brings patristics scholarship up to date in this valuable introduction. His work is sufficiently broad to be a useful summary of early Christian history and its expansive strokes of doctrinal debate and development. In addition, it provides a clear presentation of contemporary studies and views on these important writers and their works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in German as \u003ci\u003eLehrbuch der Patrologie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fathers of the Church \u003c\/i\u003eoffers English-speaking readers easy access to Drobner's traditional introduction to early Christian thought. Drobner enhanced the English translation, prepared by Siegfried Schatzmann, with new material throughout. The bibliographies were updated and expanded by the author and by William Harmless, SJ. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A well-known and widely used introduction (already translated into Italian, French, Spanish, Korean, and Portuguese) now appears in English dress as an adapted, expanded, and updated version of the 1994 German original. . . . A welcome and very useful reference work that should be widely used.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eReligious Studies Review \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"I can highly recommend this book to both teachers and students in schools of theology and seminaries due to . . . the amount of information provided in just 600 pages. . . . I am convinced that this volume will become the normative contemporary source to be first consulted by those seeking further information about the Fathers.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eStudia Historiae Ecclesiasticae \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book is highly recommended for seminaries and schools of theology.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Books Annual\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHubertus R. Drobner (DD, University of Oxford) is chair of church history in the Theological Faculty at the University of Paderborn, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52740023157043,"sku":"9780801098185","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SEZHMlpVenJ4cE0wUGU3UjJ4UHpEdz09.webp?v=1764061718","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-fathers-of-the-church-a-comprehensive-introduction-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}