Ancient Voices: An Insider's Look at the Early Church

by Louis A. Markos

The world of early Christianity was not ancient to its participants--it was a vibrant world full of beliefs and ideas. Studying people from the outside affords knowledge and insight, but to transform that knowledge and insight into wisdom and discernment, we must open ourselves to seeing the world through the eyes of the people of the past--especially the early Christians. In Ancient Voices, Louis Markos helps readers hear the unique voices of men and women such as Ignatius and Barnabas, Polycarp and Perpetua, Tertullian and Clement of Alexandria, and a host of other early Christians who lived their lives and proclaimed their faith in a world that may seem distant to us but which helped to shape the world in which we live.

256 pages, Paperback

Published June 29, 2022

About the author

Dr. Markos earned his B.A. in English and History from Colgate University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Michigan. At the University of Michigan, he specialized in British Romantic Poetry, Literary Theory, and the Classics.

He has taught at Houston Baptist University since 1991, where he is Professor in English and holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities.