THE Epistle is usually made a sort of preface to those of Ignatius, for reasons which will be obvious to the reader. Yet he was born later, and lived to a much later period. They seem to have been friends from the days of their common pupilage under St. John; and there is nothing improbable in the conjecture of Usher, that he was the "angel of the church in Smyrna," to whom the Master says, "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." His pupil Irenaeus gives us one...

Have you ever wondered why the early Christian church survived and thrived despite facing overwhelming opposition and internal division?In Polycarp to the Philippians, you will uncover the pastoral wisdom and fierce devotion of one of the most important figures in early Christian history. Polycarp was not just a bishop; he was a vital bridge between the original apostles and the expanding early church. Writing to the same Philippian community that the Ap...

Have you ever wondered why the early Christian church survived and thrived despite facing overwhelming opposition and internal division?In Polycarp to the Philippians, you will uncover the pastoral wisdom and fierce devotion of one of the most important figures in early Christian history. Polycarp was not just a bishop; he was a vital bridge between the original apostles and the expanding early church. Writing to the same Philippian community that the Ap...

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"The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Early Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. The Epistle of St. Polycarp was a reply to one from the Philippians, in which they had asked St. Polycarp to address them some words of exhortation; to forward by his own messenger a letter addressed by them to the Church of Antioch; and to send them any epistl...

St. Maximus the Confessor might well be called the Saint of Synthesis. His thought places him between the theologies of East and West and between the Middle Ages and the ancient Church. The Ascetic Life takes the form of question and answer between a novice and an old monk. The Four Centuries on Charity is written in the form of gnomic literature.-print ed.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets have long been promoted as an important element of a comprehensive climate policy approach. Offset programs can reduce the overall cost of achieving a given emission goal by enabling emission reductions to occur where costs are lower. Offsets have the potential to deliver sustainability co-benefits, through technology development and transfer. They can also develop human and institutional capacity for reducing emissions in sectors and locations not included in ...

What is the importance of trust for human social life? What role does trust play in morality, in political arrangements, and in our attempts to gain knowledge and understand the world? When should we trust others, and when is withholding trust or mistrusting others warranted? While philosophers have recently turned their attention to such questions, they have generally overlooked what important thinkers throughout the history of philosophy have said on the topic of trust. Edited by David C...

Ante-Nicene Church Fathers gathers the formative writings of Christianity before the Council of Nicaea into a capacious nine-volume archive of doctrine, pastoral counsel, apology, biblical interpretation, martyrial witness, and ecclesial debate. Its range extends from terse epistles and visionary allegory to philosophical dialogue and sustained theological treatise. Standout texts include early defenses of Christian belief, reflections on apostolic succession, and imaginative accounts of r...

Ifeanyi Menkiti’s articulation of an African conception of personhood—especially in “Person and Community in African Traditional Thought” —has become very influential in African philosophy. Menkiti on Community and Becoming a Person contributes to the debate in African philosophy on personhood by engaging with various aspects of Menkiti’s account of person and community. The contributors examine this account in relation to themes such as individualism, communalism, rights, individual liber...

The Ultimate Early Church Collection brings together timeless writings from some of Christianity's most influential voices. This carefully curated anthology offers profound insights into faith, theology, devotion, and the life of the early Church.Included in this Collection:The Imitation of ChristAugustine's ConfessionsStatement of FaithLife of AntonyApologyOn the Flesh of ChristPrescription Against HereticsEpistle to the EphesiansEpistle to the RomansEpistle to the SmyrnaeansThe First Apo...

Discover the Wisdom of the Early Church FathersThe Ultimate Early Church Collection brings together timeless writings from some of Christianity's most influential voices. This carefully curated anthology offers profound insights into faith, theology, devotion, and the life of the early Church.Included in this Collection:The Imitation of ChristAugustine's ConfessionsStatement of FaithLife of AntonyApologyOn the Flesh of ChristPrescription Against HereticsEpistle to the EphesiansEpistle to t...