"The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Early Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. The Epistle of St. Polycarp was a reply to one from the Philippians, in which they had asked St. Polycarp to address them some words of exhortation; to forward by his own messenger a letter addressed by them to the Church of Antioch; and to send them any epistl...

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Spanning the formative centuries of Christianity, The Complete Ante-Nicene, Nicene & Post-Nicene Church Fathers Collection gathers apologetic treatises, sermons, biblical exegesis, theological controversy, ecclesiastical histories, pastoral letters, monastic reflections, and doctrinal syntheses. Its breadth reveals a tradition being argued into shape: martyr-era defenses of the faith stand beside conciliar theology, luminous homiletics, and influential accounts of Christian society. Landma...

The Seraphic Doctor: St. Bonaventure by Francesco Chiappelli explores the life, ecclesiastical service, and teachings of St. Bonaventure, “Seraphic Father” of the Church (1221 - 1274 AD).About the AuthorA secular Franciscan within the Roman Catholic Church, much of Francesco Chiappelli's works reflect Franciscan spirituality. He is also a scientist and emeritus professor at UCLA, having worked in the Center for Health Sciences and published over 200 peer- reviewed ...

FOREWORD TO MAY & MAYOR0Blurb:Amid ratcheting gloom in the world pouted by terrorism and sordid avarice by a few, Dr eggs a foremost American commando, is called upon to trail the harbingers of doom, just days before his retirement. Day by day, the world totters towards damnation, with world leaders at a loss on how to deescalate tension and deflate the raging ill wind. Unknown to Dreggs, his boss, General Mayor, is the mastermind of the widespread brazen rascality,...

An exuberant, life-affirming novel of taking your chancesAfter a spur-of-the-moment day out with his boss’ daughter in celebration of his 21st birthday, Polycarp Jarvis decides to quit his Bristol-based junior government worker job. Newly emboldened, he embarks on an erratic, engaging and not always strictly legal course through life.Going from bus driver for the Red Dragon Motor Company to co-owner of a flying company, to seller of quack m...

The Life and Martyrdom of Polycarp: The Forgotten FathersFrom the pen of a distinguished Catholic historian comes the definitive account of one of Christianity's most compelling saints. Polycarp of Smyrna (69-155 AD) stands as the vital bridge between the Apostolic Age and the early Church-the man who learned directly from St. John the Evangelist and passed those teachings to generations that followed.This meticulously researched volume reconstructs Polycarp's extraordinary...

What happened to the church after the apostles were gone? Men they ordained like Ignatius and Polycarp demonstrate what it was like. They left behind nine amazing writings that illuminate the mystery of Jesus Christ and the challenges of the second-century church. This book has translations for each text with side-by-side commentary and other aids to help the reader understand and apply what is being said. Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, wrote seven letters on his way to Rome to be martyred i...

10 EARLY CHRISTIAN SAINTS brings together in one accessible volume the stories of some of the greatest lives of the first 500 years of Christianity. We hope that this collection will give you a good glimpse into the experiences of these early believers and will also serve to strengthen your faith as you see their perseverance in hardships, their stand for truth and their love for God.Included in this volume are:• The Martyrdom of Polycarp,• M...

The Martyrdom of Polycarp is one of the works of the Apostolic Fathers, and as such is one of the very few eyewitness writings from the actual age of the persecutions. The work details Polycarp's death at the age of 86 years old, at the hands of the Romans, in the 2nd century AD. It is among the first recorded Acts of the Martyrs.Though the author of the "Martyrdom of Polycarp" is unknown, the story is recorded by Eusebius, who claims to have received it through a letter addressed to the Chur...

Ignatius of Antioch and Polycarp of Smyrna were two of the greatest leaders of Christianity in the first half of the second century. Their combined writings provide a unique window on the faith, life, and practice of the early Christians. Careful reading of these writings demonstrates the unique place that the early Fathers of the Church hold in establishing the foundations of historic Christianity. Their relevance for contemporary ecumenical discussions is beyond dispute.