Title: Revealing
Product review: Point: The era of the early Church fathers was not an age of darkness, nor even a stepping stone on the path of faith. These men were deep thinkers who sought to know God.Path: The author traces a variety of topics through the Fathers in order to expose their beliefs.Sources: He cites many of the fathers but focuses on Origen (3rd century), Gregory of Nyssa (4th century), Augustine (5th century), and Maximus the Confessor (7th century).Agreement: This is a helpful survey on the early Church and her thoughts.Disagreement: The author comes from a Catholic background so there is obvious factors which he stresses. The composition was not as easy to read as Ferguson's "Early Christians Speak."Personal App: I need to read Augustine's "City of God." The early Church fathers did not possess a refined understanding of everything we have today, but we do not possess near the devotion they had.It would be worth another read. I would recommend Ferguson first.
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