Junia - The Fictional Life and Death of an Early Christian
…an interest in a new religion that will lead to a destiny she never imagined. Junia is a fictional exploration of life at the very beginning of Christianity from a very personal point of view. It shows how the attractions of the new religion were accompanied by social struggle, family division, and the…
The Mass of the Early Christians
…The Mass of the EarlyChristians, author Mike Aquilina uses anecdotes and historical texts to show vividly how the Mass was celebrated at the beginning of the Christian Church, trace its progression over the ages, and highlight the fascinating diversity that arose as Christianity spread throughout…
Author: Mike Aquilina
$13.95
Lost Gospels or False Gospels? (DVD)
…should consider only the four New Testament gospels as “gospel truth.” The alternative writings about Jesus bear the names of such prominent earlyChristians as Peter, Thomas, Mary Magdalene, Judas, James, and Andrew. Some of these writings purport to contain “secret” teachings of Jesus, to recount…
$19.95
The Way of the Fathers - Praying with the Early Christians
From the pious to the practical, the reflections of the Fathers of the Church cover virtually every aspect of the Christian life. Noted author Mike Aquilina has compiled their ancient axioms into a concise collection of comments designed for busy, modern readers. Pray with the poetry of St. Gregory Nazianzen…
The Desert Fathers - Sayings of the Early Christian Monks
…most influential earlyChristian writings The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalized and official theology of the "founding fathers" of the Church, they were ordinary Christians who chose to renounce…
Author: Benedicta Ward - Translator
$15.00
Living the Mysteries - A Guide for Unfinished Christians
…lifelong Catholic, too. The early Church had a process in which a teacher guided seekers through stages of inquiry and purification, culminating in a final phase called “mystagogy” — MIST-a-go-gee — “the revelation of the mysteries.” The instruction the earlyChristians needed is what we all need…
Church and State in Early Christianity
…first eight centuries. From being persecuted, to tolerated, to being mandated as the Empire's official religion, the Church encountered, during those early centuries, in principle all the forms of the Church-State relationship she could face in the future. With unsurpassed knowledge of the historical sources…
Author: Fr. Hugo Rahner, S.J.
$17.95
Early Christian Lives
These pioneering Lives are central sources for the major Christian monastic figures from St Antony, who died in 356, to St Benedict (c. 480-547). They also shed light on the beliefs and values of their celebrated authors. Athanasius' Life of Antony reveals the man who many believe was the first to set…
Author: Athanasius; Jerome; Sulpicius Severus; Gregory the Great; Carolinne White -
The Early Papacy
…head of the Apostles, and the first Pope, Fortescue says that, while Christians can continue to argue about the exact meaning of that passage from Scripture, and the various standards that are used for judgments about correct Christian teaching and belief, “the only possible real standard is a living…
Author: Adrian Fortescue
$12.95
The First Christians - Acts of the Apostles for Children
…the tale of Jesus and His Church by retelling for children the events reported in The Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke’s account of the dangerous early days of the Church. Focusing on the deeds and experiences of Sts. Peter, Paul, Luke, and Barnabas, author Hunt shows children that the Catholic Church…
Grain of Wheat
Set in the second century of the earlyChristian Church, Grain of Wheat takes you into the heroic lives of the earlyChristians. Along the way, it shows the beauty and dignity of the Christian family, along with the power of the vocation to celibacy — a charism lived not only by priests and bishops…
Author: Michael E. Giesler
$11.95
We Look for a Kingdom
…earlyChristians in the first two centuries after Christ. Using documentary evidence and archaeological records, Sommers reconstructs the lives of the earlyChristians in order to “introduce the treasures of earlyChristianity to a large number of modern readers”. By studying how the earlyChristians…
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