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Clement of Alexandria
Theologian for the intelligentsia
Augustine of Hippo
Architect of the Middle Ages
Athanasius
Five-time exile for fighting “orthodoxy”
The Benevolent Tradition: The Charity of Women
Through sacrifice, mercy, and charity, women down through church history may have given us our greatest examples of love demonstrated and proven through selfless giving and service to others.
Antony, Icon of Interfaith Tolerance
The headscratching headlines about the restoration of the world’s oldest monastery.
Truth in Stone and Marble
The early church developed a visual language to express their faith in art.
Why Evangelicals Turn to the Church Fathers
Because of their mutual commitment to Scripture, says Robert Louis Wilken, evangelicals and the church fathers have a natural affinity.
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Origen could not believe the Song of Songs was a hymn to erotic love. So what did it mean?
The Life & Times of Jesus of Nazareth: Did You Know?
Facts, both fascinating and little-known about Jesus and his times.