When the Church Was Young

Posted on 16 July 2017 by Marcellino D'Ambrosio

If the word trinity isn t in Scripture, why is it such an important part of our faith And if the Bible can be interpreted in many ways, how do we know what to make of it And who decided what should be in the Bible anyway The Church Fathers provide the answers These brilliant, embattled, and sometimes eccentric men defined the biblical canon, hammered out the Creed, and gave us our understanding of sacraments and salvation It is they who preserved for us the rich legacy of the early Church.D Ambrosio dusts off the dry theology and brings you the exciting stories and great heroes such as Ambrose, Augustine, Basil, Athanasius, Chrysostom, and Jerome This page turner will inspire and challenge you with the lives and insights of these seminal teachers from when the Church was young. Best Read [ When the Church Was Young ] By [ Marcellino D'Ambrosio ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This was an amazing book on the church fathers.D Ambrosio brings life and context to the lives of those who led the Church in the years following the deaths of the apostles This book was a fast read with an engaging style What struck me most was the ongoing and strong heresy of Arianism the belief that Jesus was not coequal with God the Father I also truly appreciated the weight given to the use of terminology and how people can believe that they disagree because of the different terms they ve come to use in describing something, but th D Ambrosio brings life and context to the lives of those who led the Church in the years following the deaths of the apostles This book was a fast read with an engaging style What struck me most was the ongoing and strong heresy of Arianism the b...When it comes to books on the Early Church Fathers there seems to be an increasing wealth of good books on the subject One of my favorite books in this area is Rod Bennett s Four Witnesses The Early Church in Her Own Words The reason I so loved this book is that Rod Bennett is a natural storyteller along with being a good historical researcher His writing not only brought these men alive, but the historical era as well.So I was delighted to find another book on the Church Fathers that was When it comes to books on the Early Church Fathers there seems to be an increasing wealth of good books on the subject One of my favorite books in this area is Rod Bennett s Four Witnesses The Early Church in Her Own Words The reason I so love...D Ambrosio is a good writer, the book moved along at a nice pace I did quickly discover the book is written from an overtly catholic perspective and was likely intended for a catholic audience The main emphasis of the book is how concepts like apostolic succession, Transubstantiation, prayer to saints, the emasculate conception, the elevation of Mary to the Mother of God , paying penance, infant baptism, etc were taught by the church fathers, and therefore, it should be assumed that they o D Ambrosio is a good writer, the book moved along at a nice pace I did quickly discover the book is written from an overtly catholic ...When the Church Was Young is gripping, compelling, and fast moving It s hard to believe it s about a bunch of old dead guys, honestly, and D Ambrosio inspires a love of history, crafts a great story, and plants an appreciation for where we are 2000 years later I ve wanted to learnin the 300 page adventure with this book than I have since college D Ambrosio doesn t just bring the past alive he makes it relevant and he makes the Church Fathers into the superheroes they deserve to be.This When the Church Was Young is gripping, compelling, and fast moving It s hard to believe it s about a bunch of old dead guys, honestly, and D Ambrosio inspires a love of history, crafts a great story, and plants an appreciation for where we a...When the Church was Young is a book about the Early Church Fathers and the latest book from Dr Marcellino D Ambrosio, also known as Dr Italy The book coversthan 500 years both Eastern and Western Fathers and men from Asia, Africa, and Europe Some of the big names in this book are St Augustine, St Gregory the Great, St Jerome, and St John Chrysostom However, there are many other names in this book including St Basil, Terutillian, and St Cyprian.Dr D Ambrosio begins the book by When the Church was Young is a book about the Early Church Fathers and the latest book from Dr Marcellino D Ambrosio, also known as Dr Italy The book coversthan 500 years both Eastern and Western Fathers and men from Asia, Africa, and Europe Some of the big names in this book are St Augustine, St Gregory the Great, St Jerome, and St John Chrysostom However, there are many other names in this book including St Basil, Terutill...This book is a masterful summary of the words of the early Church Fathers I have read other books on the early Church and early Church Fathers and they were fine, but this book brings both to life Each Father has an intriguing and compelling story that is told in a conversationalist manner so as to leap off the page For example, when threatened with torture and death, Justin Martyr responds page 57 to the prefect of Rome by saying, We ask nothing better than to suffer for the name of our L This book is a masterful summary of the words of the early Church Fathers I have read other books on the early Church and early Church Fathers and they were fine, but this book brings both to life Each Father...This is no dry and dusty history book it s an examination of the lives, times and personalities of the men who shaped the first seven hundred years of the Church The Church Fathers kept the Faith going through the era when Christians were in imminent danger of martyrdom, refined teachings on the Trinity and Chri...In the same way that I used to lovingly tell my sons bedtime stories about our family of origin to help them proudly appreciate andfully love their ancestors, Marcellino D Ambrosio offers us the story of our Fathers, the master builders of the Church instituted by Jesus Christ With rich historical context that is at once comprehensive and highly r...Brilliant This book was comprehensive yet free flowing and engaging I was able to get a good understanding of each father, while also having additional references to explore Great read.

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16 July 2017

Marcellino D'Ambrosio