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On the Incarnation (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.37 — 15,971 ratings — published 318
Confessions (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.00 — 75,232 ratings — published 400
City of God (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as patristics)
avg rating 3.95 — 13,839 ratings — published 426
St. Irenaeus of Lyons: On the Apostolic Preaching | Early Christian Theology Book for Biblical Studies | Second Century Church Father Writings | ... Faith and Scripture (Popular Patristics)
by (shelved 48 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,696 ratings — published 1997
On the Holy Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,261 ratings — published 375
On Christian Doctrine (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,029 ratings — published 397
The Life of Moses (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,280 ratings — published 390
The Book of Pastoral Rule (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.17 — 798 ratings — published 600
On God and Christ, The Five Theological Orations and Two Letters to Cledonius: St. Gregory of Nazianzus (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,063 ratings — published 379
On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ: Selected Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.45 — 696 ratings — published 2003
On the Unity of Christ (Popular Patristics)
by (shelved 35 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.36 — 721 ratings — published 429
The Trinity (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,319 ratings — published 416
St John Chrysostom – On Marriage and Family Life | Bilingual Edition in English and Ancient Greek | Christian Marriage and Parenting Book with Early ... Orthodox Spiritual Guide (Popular Patristics)
by (shelved 30 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,010 ratings — published 1986
On the Divine Images: 3 Apologies Against Those Who Attack the Divine Images (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.27 — 635 ratings — published 1980
On Social Justice: St. Basil the Great (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.52 — 647 ratings — published 2009
On The Human Condition: St. Basil the Great (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.44 — 324 ratings — published 2005
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection (Cistercian Studies, #59)
by (shelved 27 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,533 ratings — published 1975
On Wealth and Poverty (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.47 — 484 ratings — published 1984
Six Books on the Priesthood (Popular Patristics)
by (shelved 26 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.25 — 511 ratings — published 1907
The Didache (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 24 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,312 ratings — published 70
On First Principles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.21 — 407 ratings — published 215
The Life of St. Anthony (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,670 ratings — published 357
An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.42 — 395 ratings — published 700
On the Soul and the Resurrection (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.15 — 455 ratings — published 379
The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,874 ratings — published 324
Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,345 ratings — published 1968
The Scandal of the Incarnation: Irenaeus Against the Heresies (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.26 — 468 ratings — published 177
St. Ephrem the Syrian: Hymns On Paradise (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.50 — 304 ratings — published
The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 949 ratings — published
The Complete Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.28 — 868 ratings — published 530
St. Ignatius of Antioch: The Epistles (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.37 — 553 ratings — published 107
On Pascha: With the Fragments of Melito and Other Material Related to the Quartodecimans (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press "Popular Patristics" Series)
by (shelved 18 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.24 — 231 ratings — published 170
Athanasius: The Life of Antony and the Letter to Marcellinus (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.18 — 639 ratings — published 357
The First and Second Apologies (Ancient Christian Writers)
by (shelved 15 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.13 — 686 ratings — published 150
On the Church: Select Treatises (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as patristics)
avg rating 3.93 — 74 ratings — published 2006
Catechetical Discourse: A Handbook for Catechists (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.27 — 145 ratings — published
Festal Orations (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.51 — 86 ratings — published 2008
Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol 1 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.34 — 209 ratings — published 1885
Works on the Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.24 — 135 ratings — published 2011
Augustine of Hippo: A Biography (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,281 ratings — published 1967
On the Apostolic Tradition (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press "Popular Patristics" Series)
by (shelved 15 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.16 — 129 ratings — published 300
On Fasting and Feasts (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.28 — 95 ratings — published 2013
The Fathers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.38 — 570 ratings — published 2008
On Christine Doctrine and Practice (Popular Patristics, 47)
by (shelved 14 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.43 — 46 ratings — published 2012
Dialogue with Trypho (Selections from the Fathers of the Church)
by (shelved 14 times as patristics)
avg rating 3.93 — 292 ratings — published 150
John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.59 — 1,057 ratings — published 600
The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face of God (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,100 ratings — published 2003
On the Holy Icons (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.31 — 115 ratings — published 1981
The Augustine Catechism: The Enchiridon on Faith, Hope, and Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as patristics)
avg rating 4.10 — 792 ratings — published 420
The Rule of Saint Benedict (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as patristics)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,444 ratings — published 530
“Being (in the sense of "God is Being, from whom all creation takes its being") is an auto-kenetic crystalline active power unfolding within itself unceasingly. The key concept is that of intrinsic cyclic motion, power to act. Existence is a verb, an action, a doing. "Action springs forth" (from "to be") as the "Word leapt.”
― Augustine and Nicene Theology: Essays on Augustine and the Latin Argument for Nicaea
― Augustine and Nicene Theology: Essays on Augustine and the Latin Argument for Nicaea
“To insure the stability of imperial power, it is sufficient for an emperor to serve God with reverence.”
― The Ecclesiastical History of Sozomen: From AD 324 to AD 425
― The Ecclesiastical History of Sozomen: From AD 324 to AD 425












