Early Church Fathers
Posted by junior on 2008 April 13
Tony Reinke interviewed Dr. Ligon Duncan recently on the Early Church Fathers (Patristics or Patrology)
He lists several books for our consumption
History
F. F. Bruce, ‘The Spreading Flame’
Bruce Shelly, ‘Church History in Plain Language‘
Everett Ferguson, ‘Backgrounds of Early Christianity‘
Biography
Peter Brown, ‘Augustine of Hippo‘
J. N. D. Kelley, ‘Jerome‘
Primary sources
Athanasius, ‘On the Incarnation‘ (Introduction by C.S. Lewis)
J.B. Lightfoot/Harmer/Michael Holmes, ‘The Apostolic Fathers‘
“Patristics for Busy Pastors”: An Interview with Dr. Ligon Duncan
For different listings see Dr. Michael A. G. Haykin, ‘Where to Start in Reading Patristics‘ and ‘What to Read of the Fathers‘
