The Defenders of the Faith; or, The Christian Apologists of the Second and Third Centuries
Overview
Frederick Watson brings together the writings of the Christian apologists of the second and third centuries, illuminating the “faith, hope, and patient endurance of the early Christians,” who influenced the moral and religious development of the church at a time when “the church and the world were open enemies. . . . [a] bitter struggle which ended in the victory of the church.”
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- Collects the writings of second and third century Christian apologists
- Explores the historical context of the development of Christianity
- Discusses the influence of the early Christians on the church
- Title: The Defenders of the Faith; or, The Christian Apologists of the Second and Third Centuries
- Author: Frederick Watson
- Series: The Fathers for English Readers
- Publishers: SPCK, E. & J. B. Young & Co.
- Print Publication Date: n.d.
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Pages: 224
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Apologetics › Early works to 1800; Apologetics › History--Early church, ca. 30-600
- Resource ID: LLS:DEFENDERSFAITH
- Resource Type: text.monograph.biography
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:34:53Z