The Christian Martyrs’ Last Prayer by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1863–1883, Walters Art Museum). A fanciful scene of damnatio ad bestias in ancient Rome’s Circus Maximus beneath the Palatine Hill

Christian Persecution in the Early Church – H B Workman

The works of the church historian H B Workman entered the public domain this year. Perhaps his most famous work (and most useful to students) is Christian Persecution in the Early Church. This title was digitised from the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. Herbert Brook Workman [1862-1951], Persecution in the Early Church: A Chapter…

André Thévet - Saint Justin dans André Thevet, Les Vrais Pourtraits et Vies Hommes Illustres, 1584

Defenders of the Faith by Frederick Watson

Today’s free book is Fredrick Watson’s study of the Christian Apologists of the Second and Third Centuries, which includes Justin Martyr, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus of Antioch, Minucius Felix, Tertullian and Origen. This public domain title was digitised from the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. Frederick Watson [1844-1906], The Defenders of the Faith; or, the…

Icon of Athanasius of Alexandria

Biography of Athanasius of Alexandria by Robert Wheler Bush

Today’s free book is a biography of Athanasius of Alexandria, part of the Fathers for English Readers series, by Robert Wheler Bush. This public domain title was digitised from the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. Robert Wheler Bush [1820-1908], St. Athanasius: His Life and Times. The Fathers for English Readers. London: SPCK, 1888. Hbk….

Saint Jerome - from Andre Thevet

Saint Jerome by Edward L Cutts

Today’s free book is a biography of Saint Jerome from The Fathers For English Readers series. This public domain title was digitised from the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. Edward Lewis Cutts [1824-1908], Saint Jerome. The Fathers for English Readers. London: SPCK, n.d. Hbk. pp.230. [Click here to visit the download page for this…