Early Church History | Making Early Church History Accessible

Lives of the Fathers by Frederic W. Farrar

ByRob Bradshaw August 10, 2020August 10, 2020

Dean F.W. Farrar provides us with over 1,500 pages on the lives of individual church fathers. My thanks to Book Aid for making a copy of this two volume set available for digitisation. Frederic William Farrar [1831-1903], Lives of the Fathers. Sketches of Church History in Biography, 2 Vols. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1907….

Church Leaders in Primitive Times

ByRob Bradshaw August 3, 2020July 26, 2020

This book is a collection of lectures that cover 13 significant Christian leaders from the first five centuries of the Church. My thanks to Book Aid for providing a copy of this public domain title for digitisation. William Lefroy [1836-1909], ed., Church Leaders in Primitive Times. Lectures on Their Words and Works. Delivered in Norwich…

Apostolic Fathers | Clement of Rome | Ignatius | Polycarp

Henry Scott Holland on The Apostolic Fathers

ByRob Bradshaw July 1, 2020July 1, 2020

This little book provides an introduction to the bakground and writings of the Apostolic Fathers: Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Polycarp, Hermas’ Shepherd and the Epistle of Barnabas. My thanks to Book Aid for making a copy of public domain title available for digitisation. Henry Scott Holland [1847-1918], The Apostolic Fathers. The Fathers for English Readers….

Church History | Introduction

B.J. Kidd’s Church History to AD 461

ByRob Bradshaw February 8, 2019January 25, 2019

Beresford James Kidd’s classic 3-volume treatment of early church history to AD 461 entered the public domain this year. My thanks to Book Aid for making a copy available for digitisation. Beresford James Kidd [1863-1948], A History of the Church to A.D. 461, 3 Vols. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1922. Hbk. pp.558+471+448. [Click to visit…

Athanasius

Athanasius, His Life and Work by Henry Robert Reynolds

ByRob Bradshaw December 14, 2018October 26, 2018

This is a brief study of the life and work of Athanasius of Alexandria [296-8 – 373]. My thanks to Book Aid for making available a copy of this public domain title for digitisation. Henry Robert Reynolds [1825-1896], Athanasius. His Life and Life-Work. The Church History Series V. London: The Religious Tract Society, 1889. Hbk….

Ambrose of Milan

Life and Times of Ambrose of Milan by Robinson Thornton

ByRob Bradshaw November 30, 2018October 25, 2018

Robinson Thornton (1824-1906) was Archdeacon of Middlesex and later a Prebendary of St. Paul’s Cathedral (see Wikipedia article). This book is a brief biogaphy of Ambrose of Milan, followed by an assessment of his impact on church history. My thanks to Book Aid for making a copy of this public domain title available for digitisation….