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Eusebius of Caesarea · 310–315 · Treatise
Against Hierocles stands as Eusebius of Caesarea's pointed response to one of the most sophisticated pagan critiques of Christianity in the early fourth century. Sossianus Hierocles, a Roman governor and philosopher who…
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Eusebius of Caesarea · 312–322 · Treatise
Eusebius of Caesarea's Praeparatio Evangelica stands as one of the most ambitious apologetic works of the early fourth century, written during the decade following Constantine's Edict of Milan when Christianity emerged from…
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Eusebius of Caesarea · 313–324 · Book
The Ecclesiastical History stands as the first comprehensive chronicle of Christianity from its apostolic origins through the early fourth century. Writing in the wake of Constantine's Edict of Milan and the end…
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Lactantius · 313–314 · Treatise
The Epitome of the Divine Institutes is Lactantius's condensed version of his monumental seven-book apologetic work, written around 313-314 during the dawning age of Constantine's Christian empire. Having completed his comprehensive defense…
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Lactantius · 313–320 · Treatise
Lactantius composed this treatise on divine anger during the early fourth century as a direct response to philosophical challenges against Christian doctrine. Writing in the aftermath of Diocletian's persecution and amid the…
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Eusebius of Caesarea · 314–320 · Treatise
The Demonstratio Evangelica stands as Eusebius of Caesarea's comprehensive apologetic treatise, written between 314 and 320 during the dawn of Christianity's legal status under Constantine. Originally conceived as the second part of…
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Eusebius of Caesarea · 315–325 · Letter
The Epistula ad Carpianum is a brief letter written by Eusebius of Caesarea to a Christian named Carpianus in the early fourth century, serving as an explanatory introduction to Eusebius's revolutionary system…
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Lactantius · 315 · Treatise
Lactantius composed this fierce apologetic treatise around 315, in the immediate aftermath of Constantine's victory over Maxentius and the effective end of systematic imperial persecution of Christians. Writing as both theologian and…
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Athanasius of Alexandria · 318–335 · Treatise
For readers who want the whole argument that ends in On the Incarnation: the case against idolatry and for knowing God through the soul and creation; read On the Incarnation first if you have time for only one.
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Athanasius of Alexandria · 318–335 · Treatise
For any reader who wants the classic short answer to why God became man; read Against the Heathen first only if you want the whole two-part argument.
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Works The Complete Works Of Saint Athanasius
Athanasius of Alexandria · 318–373 · Other
For readers who want one downloadable file of his works; the individual works are catalogued separately and are better reading copies.
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Athanasius of Alexandria · 320–373 · Other
For historians: the 1843 Oxford volume of his defences and his History of the Arians in one book; the individual works are catalogued separately.
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Arius · 320 · Letter
This brief theological letter represents one of the earliest surviving documents of the Arian controversy that would reshape fourth-century Christianity. Written around 320, it is Arius's direct appeal to his bishop Alexander…
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Athanasius of Alexandria · 320–373 · Letter
The letters of Athanasius of Alexandria span over five decades of theological controversy and pastoral care in fourth-century Egypt. Written between approximately 320 and 373, these epistles emerged from Athanasius's role as…
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Pachomius · 320–346 · Treatise
The Rule of St. Pachomius emerged from the first organized Christian monastic communities in fourth-century Egypt, where Pachomius established a revolutionary form of religious life that moved beyond the solitary hermit tradition…
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Athanasius of Alexandria · 329–373 · Letter
For readers of the church year and of the canon: his Easter letters, including Letter 39, the first list of exactly the 27 New Testament books.
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Eusebius of Caesarea · 337–339 · Book
Written shortly after Emperor Constantine's death in 337, Eusebius of Caesarea's Life of Constantine stands as the earliest and most influential biography of the first Christian emperor. Eusebius, who served as bishop…
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Athanasius of Alexandria · 337–346 · Treatise
For readers interested in how one verse (Matthew 11:27) was argued over by Arians and Nicenes; short and technical.
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Athanasius of Alexandria · 339 · Letter
For historians of the Arian years; a short protest letter.
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Statement of Faith Declaration of Faith, in Latin and the Original Greek
Athanasius of Alexandria · 340–360 · Treatise
For students comparing early creeds; a page-long statement, best read alongside On the Incarnation.
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Cyril of Jerusalem · 348–350 · Treatise
The Catechetical Lectures represent one of the most complete surviving records of fourth-century Christian initiation practices. Delivered by Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, between 348 and 350, these twenty-four lectures were given to…
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Cyril of Jerusalem · 348–350 · Sermon
The Mystagogical Catecheses comprise five sermons delivered by Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, to newly baptized Christians during Easter week in the late 340s. These addresses were given in the Church of the…
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Cyril of Jerusalem · 348–350 · Book
Cyril of Jerusalem's Catechetical Lectures represent one of the earliest and most complete systems of Christian instruction for new converts, delivered during his tenure as Bishop of Jerusalem from around 348 to…
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Athanasius of Alexandria · 350–356 · Treatise
For students of how the Arians read earlier Alexandrian theology; a specialist piece.
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