Cyprian: His Life, His Times, His Works

Today’s free download is a substantial work on the church father Cyprian of Cathage by former Archbishiop of Canterbury, Edward White Benson.

My thanks to Book Aid for making this public domain book available for digitisation.

Edward White Benson [1829-1896], Cyprian: His Life, His Times, His Work. London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1897. Hbk. pp.636. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Table of Contents

• Prefatory Note
• Editorial Note
• Preface
• Introduction

1. The Last of the Long Peace
2. The Decian Persecution
3. Sequel of the Persecution
4. Cyrpian ‘of the Unity of the Christian Church’
5. The Harvest of the New Legislation
6. Expansion of Human Feeling and Energy
7. The Roman Chair
8. Baptism
9. Expansion of Christian Feeling and Energy (Resumed)
10. The Persecution of Valerian
11. The Birthday
12. Aftermath

• Appendices
• Maps
• Woodcuts