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The New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers, 2 Volume Set – eds. Andrew Gregory and Christopher Tuckett

Trajectories through the New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers – eds. Andrew Gregory and Christopher M. Tuckett

Reading the Apostolic Fathers, 2nd Edition – Clayton N. Jefford

Foundations of Theological Exegesis and Christian Spirituality Series

The Inner Side of the Visible: Apostolic Criteria and Spirit in the Orthodox Tradition – Doru Costache (academia.edu)

A Forgotten Method of Theology: Insights from an Eastern Orthodox Perspective – Philip Kariatlis (academia.edu)

Irenaeus of Lyons and the Mosaic of Christ: Preaching Scripture in the Era of Martyrdom – James G. Bushur

Irenaeus of Lyons: Identifying Christianity – Fr. John Behr

Athanasius of Alexandria: Bishop, Theologian, Ascetic, Father – David M. Gwynn

Soteriological Insights in St. Athanasius’ On the Incarnation – Philip Kariatlis

Tertullian the African – David E. Wilhite

Augustine the African – David E. Wilhite

Ancient African Christians: An Introduction – David E. Wilhite

Augustine the Metaphysician – David Bradshaw (academia.edu)

Orthodox Readings of Augustine – eds. Aristotle Papanikolaou and George Demacopoulos

The Place of Blessed Augustine in the Orthodox Church – Fr. Seraphim Rose

Cyril of Alexandria’s Critique of the Term Theotokos by Nestorius of Constantinople – Eirini Artemi (academia.edu)

Cyril of Alexandria – Norman Russell

Isaac of Nineveh’s Contribution to Syriac Theology: An Eschatological Reworking of Greek Anthropology, PhD Thesis – Jason Scully (abstract)

Popular Patristics Series

The Patristic Heritage and Modernity – Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev

From the ‘Return to the Fathers’ to the Need for a Modern Orthodox Theology – Pantelis Kalaitzidis (academia.edu)

Patristic Theology and the Ethos of the Orthodox Church, The Patristic Age and Eschatology: An Introduction, The Fathers of the Church and the Old Testament, St. Athanasius’ Concept of Creation, in The Collected Works of Fr. Georges Florovsky, Volume 4

History Tied Down by the Normativity of Tradition? Inversion of Perspective in Orthodox Theology: Challenges and Problems – Ivana Noble (academia.edu)

Adam’s Holiness in the Alexandrine and Athonite Traditions – Doru Costache (academia.edu)

Irenaeus on Creation: The Cosmic Christ and the Saga of Redemption – M. C. Steenberg

Christianity and Hellenism in the Fifth-century Greek East: Theodoret’s Apologetics against the Greeks in Context – Yannis Papadogiannakis

Symbolic Blackness and Ethnic Difference in Early Christian Literature – Gay L. Byron

Attitudes Towards Blacks in the Early Christian Era – Peter Frost (notation)

Anti-Black Sentiment in the Vitae Patrum – Philip Mayerson (abstract)

Ascetic Behaviour and Color-ful Language: Stories about Ethiopian Moses – Vincent L. Wimbush

Race in Late Antique Egypt: Moses the Black and Authentic Historical Voice – Brian Noell

No Sympathy for the Devil: The Significance of Demons in John Chrysostoms Soteriology, PhD Thesis – Samantha Lynn Miller

Demons and the Making of the Monk: Spiritual Combat in Early Christianity – David Brakke

Ethiopian Demons: Male Sexuality, the Black-Skinned Other and Monastic Self – David Brakke

 

Four Desert Fathers: Pambo, Evagrius, Macarius of Egypt and Macarius of Alexandria: Coptic Texts relating to the Lausiac History of Palladius – trans. Tim Vivian

St. Macarius the Spiritbearer: Coptic Texts relating to Saint Macarius the Great – trans. Tim Vivian

Orthodox Monasticism Past and Present – ed. John A. McGuckin

Patristic Theology – Fr. John Romanides

A Critical Examination of the Applications of Theology – Fr. John Romanides

The Patristic Witness of George Florovsky: Essential Theological Writings – eds. Brandon Gallaher and Paul Ladouceur

Georges Florovsky and the Russian Religious Renaissance – Paul L. Gavrilyuk

Christian Classics Ethereal Library – Early Church Fathers

Handbook of Patristic Exegesis: The Bible in Ancient Christianity, Volume I & II – Charles Kannengiesser

Commentaries on Genesis – Biblical Creation Narratives

Homilies on Ecclesiasties – St. Gregory of Nyssa

Gregory of Nyssa: Luminous Darkness

Gregory of Nyssa’s Tabernacle Imagery in Its Jewish and Christian Contexts – ann Conway-Jones

Dazzling Darkness: The Mystical or Theophanic Theology of St. Gregory of Nyssa – Philip Kariatlis (academia.edu)

Shades of Grace: Origen and Gregory of Nyssa’s Soteriological Exegesis of the ‘Black and Beautiful’ Bride in Song of Songs 1:5 – Mark Scott (academia.edu)

On the Incomprehensible Nature of God – St. John Chrysostom

On the Providence of God – St. John Chrysostom

Letters to Olympias – St. John Chrysostom

Against Eunomius – St. Basil of Caesarea

St. Basil’s Eschatological Vision: Aaspects of the Recapitulation of History and the ‘Eighth Day’ – Mario Baghos

The Unfolding of Truth: Eunomius of Cyzicus and Gregory of Nyssa in Debate over Orthodoxy (380-381) – Mihail Neamtu

Homilies on Romans – St. John Chrysostom, trans. Panayiotis Papageorgiou

Old Testament Homilies, Vol. 1: Homilies on Hannah, David and Saul – St. John Chrysostom, trans. Robert Charles Hill

Old Testament Homilies, Vol. 2: Homilies on Isaiah and Jeremiah – St. John Chrysostom, trans. Robert Charles Hill

Old Testament Homilies, Vol. 3: Homilies on the Obscurity of the Old Testament, Homilies on the Psalms – St. John Chrysostom, trans. Robert Charles Hill

Abraham in the Works of John Chrysostom – Demetrios E. Tonias

Commentary on Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist, Homilies 1-47 – St. John Chrysostom

Commentary on Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist, Homilies 48-88 – St. John Chrysostom

Homilies on Philippians – St. John Chrysostom, ed. Pauline Allen

On Abraham – St. Ambrose of Milan, trans. Theodosia Tomkinson

Homilies on the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel – St. Gregory the Great, trans. Theodosia Tomkinson

Commentary on Isaiah, Vol. 1 (Chapter 1-14) – St. Cyril of Alexandria, trans. Robert Charles Hill

Commentary on Isaiah, Vol. 2 (Chapter 15-39) – St. Cyril of Alexandria, trans. Robert Charles Hill

Commentary on Isaiah, Vol. 3 (Chapter 40-50) – St. Cyril of Alexandria, trans. Robert Charles Hill

Commentary on the Twelve Prophets, Volume 1 – St. Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Twelve Prophets, Volume 2 – St. Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Twelve Prophets, Volume 3 – St. Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of Saint Luke – St. Cyril of Alexandria (Studion Publishers)

Exposition of the Holy Gospel According to Saint Luke – St. Ambrose of Milan, trans. Theodosia Tomkinson

Commentary on John, Vol. 1, Ancient Christian Texts – Cyril of Alexandria, trans. David R. Maxwell

Commentary on John, Vol. 2, Ancient Christian Texts – Cyril of Alexandria, trans. David R. Maxwell

The Conferences of St. John Cassian

The Institutes by St. John Cassian

Letters of Gregory the Great, 3 Vols. – trans. John R. C. Martyn

Gregory the Great: Ascetic, Pastor, and First Man of Rome – George Demacopoulos

Early Church Fathers Collection

Patristics Resources Site

St. Gregory Palamas Series

The Oriental Orthodox Library

Orthodox eBooks

Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture – ed. Thomas C. Oden

Ancient Christian Texts – eds. Thomas C. Oden & Gerald L. Bray

Articles on the Orthodox Christian Faith

The Ascetical Homilies – St. Isaac the Syrian

The Role of the Demonic in the Political Thought of Eusebius of Caesarea, PhD Thesis (2014) – Hazel Anne Johannessen

Slavery as Moral Problem In the Early Church and Today – Jennifer A. Glancy

Slavery in Early Christianity – Jennifer A. Glancy

Slavery in the Late Roman World, AD 275-425 – Kyle Harper

Preaching Bondage: John Chrysostom and the Discourse of Slavery in Early Christianity – Chris L. de Wet

The Cappadocian Fathers on Slave Management – Chris L. de Wet

The Unbound God: Slavery and the Formation of Early Christian Thought – Chris L. de Wet

Social Justice and the Legitimacy of Slavery: The Role of Philosophical Asceticism from Ancient Judaism to Late Antiquity – Ilaria L. E. Ramelli

Suffering and Evil in Early Christian Thought – Nonna Verna Harrison and David G. Hunter

The Hungry Are Dying: Beggars and Bishops in Roman Cappadocia – Susan R. Holman

Wealth and Poverty in Early Church and Society – ed. Susan R. Holman

Wealth and Poverty in the Teachings of the Church Fathers – Fr. James Thornton

They Who Give from Evil: The Response of the Eastern Church to Moneylending in the Early Christian Era – Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen

The Eastern Christian Fathers (A.D. 350-400) on the Redistribution of Wealth – Anastassios D. Karayiannis (citation)

Economics in the Church Fathers – Hennie Stander, in The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Economics – ed. Paul Oslington

Eastern Orthodox’s Theology of Economics – Daniel P. Payne, in The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Economics – ed. Paul Oslington

The Syriac Writers of Qatar in the Seventh Century – eds. Mario Kozah, Abdulrahim Abu-Husayn and Saif Shaheen Al-Murikhi

An Anthology of Syriac Writers from Qatar in the Seventh Century – eds. Mario Kozah, Abdulrahim Abu-Husayn and Saif Shaheen Al-Murikhi

The Sayings of the Desert Fathers – Benedicta Ward      

The Ladder of Divine Ascent – St. John Climacus 

Way of the Ascetics – Tito Colliander

Unseen Warfare – St. Theophan the Recluse

Prologue from Ochrid – St. Nikolai Velimirovic

The Arena – St. Ignatius Brianchaninov

The Field Cultivating Salvation – St. Ignatius Brianchaninov

The Ethiopic Didascalia, or the Ethiopic Version of the Apostolic Constitutions

The Testament of Our Lord – trans. into English from the Syriac     

The Book of Adam and Eve, also called the Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan, a Book of the early Eastern Church – trans. from Ethiopic

The Chronicle of John, Bishop of Nikiu – trans. from Zotenberg’s Ethiopic Text 

The Syriac Chronicle known as that of Zachariah of Mitylene

The Dog That Did Not Bark: Doctrine and Patriarchal Authority in the Conflict between Theophilus of Alexandria and John Chrysostom of Constantinople – Susannah Elm (academia.edu)

On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ: Selected Writings from St. Maximus the Confessor – trans. Paul M. Blowers, Robert Louis Wilken

Questions and Doubts – St. Maximos the Confessor – trans. Despina Prassas

The Oxford Handbook of Maximus the Confessor – eds. Pauline Allen, Bronwen Neil

Free Choice in Maximus the Confessor – Joseph P. Farrell

The Byzantine Christ: Person, Nature and Will in the Christology of St. Maximus the Confessor – Demetrios Bathrellos

The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus

An Introduction to Ethiopic Christian Literature – J. M. Harden

English Books by Pope Shenouda III

 
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