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Church Fathers Series
- Ante-Nicene Christian LibraryBR60 . A63 1994 V.1-10 Reference
- Christian Classics Ethereal LibraryIncludes Church Fathers collections.
- Classics of Western SpiritualityOnly selected volumes are on the church fathers.
- Corpus ChristianorumCritical texts for early Christian authors
- Corpus scriptorum Christianorum OrientaliumOnly selected volumes are on the church fathers.
- Message of the Fathers of the ChurchEach volume systematically covers what the church fathers had to say about a selected topic.
- Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers. First series.BR60 .S4 1994 V. 1 -14 Reference
- Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers. Second series.BR60 .S42 1994 V. 1 -14 Reference
- Sources ChrétiennesSelected titles
Church Fathers on the Web
- Ante-Nicene, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers on CCEL.org38-vol. set translated by Philip Schaff
- BiblIndex: Index of Biblical Quotations in Early Christian Literature = Biblica Patristica OnlineClick "Access to the search form," then after making selections, click the + signs in each section. NO full text available.
- Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum (CSEL)Critical editions of the Latin Fathers
- Early Christian WritingsWebsite by Peter Kirby
- More Early Church Fathers on CCEL.orgedited by Roger Pearse
Works on the Church Fathers
Ebooks (Online)
Beginning to Read the Fathers by Call Number: EbookPublication Date: 2012Earlier edition also available in print: BR67 .R24 1985
Christianity in the Roman Empire (AD 100-300) by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781683071822Publication Date: 2018
The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys by Call Number: EbookPublication Date: 2007
Reading the Church Fathers by Call Number: EbookPublication Date: 2011
Print (In the Library)
The Early Christian Fathers: A Selection from the Writings of the Fathers from St. Clement of Rome to St. Athanasius by Call Number: BR63 .B4 1969Publication Date: 1969
Early Christian Greek and Latin Literature: A Literary History by Call Number: BR67 .M73 2005 V.1-2 ReferencePublication Date: 2005
The Early Christians in Their Own Words by Call Number: BR63 .A713 1997Publication Date: 1997
The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church by Call Number: BR67 .A33 2010Publication Date: 2010
The Fathers of the Church: A Comprehensive Introduction by Call Number: BR67 .D7613 2007Publication Date: 2007
The Fathers of the Church: An Introduction to the First Christian Teachers by Call Number: BR67 .A98 2006Publication Date: 2006
The First Christian Theologians by Call Number: BT25 .F57 2004Publication Date: 2004
From Clement to Origen: The Social and Historical Context of the Church Fathers by Call Number: BR67 .R25 2006Publication Date: 2006
Getting to Know the Church Fathers: An Evangelical Introduction by Call Number: BR67 .L58 2007Publication Date: 2007
Greek Orthodox Patrology: An Introduction to the Study of the Church Fathers by Call Number: BR67 .C48 2005Publication Date: 2005
Patrology by Call Number: BR67 .Q3 1995 V.1-4 ReferencePublication Date: 1995
Patrology: the Eastern Fathers from the Council of Chalcedon (451) to John of Damascus (750) by Call Number: BR67 .P387 2008Publication Date: 2008
Readings in the History of Christian Theology, vol. 1 of From Its Beginnings to the Eve of the Reformation by Call Number: BT80 .R35 1988 V.1Publication Date: 1988
Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church by Call Number: BR67 .H39 2011Publication Date: 2011
The Teachings of the Church Fathers by Call Number: BR63 .T43 2002Publication Date: 2002
Reference Works on Early Christianity
Ebooks (Online)
Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity by Call Number: EbookPublication Date: 2014
The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Studies by Call Number: EbookPublication Date: 2010
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Patristics by Call Number: EbookPublication Date: 2015
Print (In the Library)
The Westminster Handbook to Patristic Theology by Call Number: BR162.3 .M38 2004 ReferencePublication Date: 2004
