DOCTORS OF THE CHURCH
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Author: John F. Fink. Vol. 1 - 237 pg. Vol. 2 - 230 pg. PB
Vol. 1 - Doctors of the First Millennium.
Vol. 2 - Doctors of the Second Millennium.
Thirty three men and women have been declared Doctors of the Church, eight of whom in the first millennium (Vol. 1) were from the Eastern Church. All the rest were from Europe. Somehow it seems appropriate that both the first and the last Doctors of the first millennium (St. Athanasius and St. John Damascene) were from the East, where Christianity began. The second millennium (Vol. 2) produced the real giants among the Doctors of the Church, three of whom were absolutely remarkable women. In both volumes the author has provided brief profiles of the life of each Doctor followed by one or more writings characteristic of his or her work. No pretense is made that these short summaries of their lives are full biographies or that their writings are more than samples. This work is intended to be a popular introduction to the Church's great teachers. The excerpts chosen are representative of the particular Doctor's writings but they wre also selected in such a way as to give a fairly thorough overview of Christian doctrine and practice through the centuries.hrough the centuries.
Vol. 1 - Doctors of the First Millennium.
Vol. 2 - Doctors of the Second Millennium.
Thirty three men and women have been declared Doctors of the Church, eight of whom in the first millennium (Vol. 1) were from the Eastern Church. All the rest were from Europe. Somehow it seems appropriate that both the first and the last Doctors of the first millennium (St. Athanasius and St. John Damascene) were from the East, where Christianity began. The second millennium (Vol. 2) produced the real giants among the Doctors of the Church, three of whom were absolutely remarkable women. In both volumes the author has provided brief profiles of the life of each Doctor followed by one or more writings characteristic of his or her work. No pretense is made that these short summaries of their lives are full biographies or that their writings are more than samples. This work is intended to be a popular introduction to the Church's great teachers. The excerpts chosen are representative of the particular Doctor's writings but they wre also selected in such a way as to give a fairly thorough overview of Christian doctrine and practice through the centuries.hrough the centuries.