WOF 210: Church Fathers 101 (Part 1 of 3)
30m
Who were the Church Fathers, and why do they still matter today? Bishop Barron introduces these spiritual masters and shares their key contributions. In the first episode of our three-part series, he also discusses the three main Apostolic Fathers:
- Clement (35 – 99)
- Ignatius (35 – 108)
- Polycarp (69 – 155)
A listener asks about the difference between faith and hope.
Links + Book Recommendations- Websites
- ChurchFathers.org
- Church Father writings online (New Advent)
- Church Father books mentioned
- Clement (35 – 99)
- Ignatius (35 – 108)
- Polycarp (69 – 155)
- Justin Martyr (100 – 165)
- Irenaeus (130 – 202)
- Origen (184 – 253)
- Athanasius (292 – 373)
- Gregory of Nyssa (335 – 395)
- John Chrysostom (349 – 407)
- Jerome (347 – 420)
- Augustine (354 – 430)
- Confessions (Word on Fire Classics edition)
- De Civitate Dei (The City of God)
- De Trinitate (On the Trinity)
- Gregory the Great (540 – 604)
- Church Father collections
- Church Father commentaries/introductions
- The Fathers of the Church by Mike Aquilina
- The Fathers (Volume 1) by Pope Benedict XVI
- The Fathers (Volume 2) by Pope Benedict XVI
- The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church by Jimmy Akin
- Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words by Rod Bennett
- When the Church Was Young by Marcellino D’Ambrosio
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