Christopher Hall provides an easy entrance into the world of the Church Fathers. He samples portions of the Four Doctors of the East: Athanasius, Gregory of Nazianzus, Basil the Great and John Chrysostom; as well as the Four Doctors of the West: Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, and Gregory the Great.... ...more

A very good book and highly recommended for everyone.

The debate of who has the early church fathers on their side will be a debate only to end in heaven, and being a paleo-orthodox Mr. Hall wants them too.

Paleo-orthodox in short is a Protestant movement that wants to go back and hold to the con... ...more

A companion volume to the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. Extremely interesting introduction to the early Western and Eastern church fathers, their approach to interpreting Scripture and their theology. The recurring theme is that Scripture can only be interpreted by believers - one mu... ...more

This is a helpful book for pastors, or those interested in the subject, that shows how the early church fathers interpreted scripture. There are chapters on the Greek fathers of the east and the Latin fathers of the west, as well as chapters on the differing methods of Antioch and Alexandria. I t... ...more

Highly recommended if the title intrigues you or if you just want a first book to start to enter historical theology. I have a very difficult time believing there is a better book out there to introduce the idea of reading with the fathers, especially at this trim 200 pages. It's not perfect, of... ...more