Friendship And The Fathers: How The Early Church Evangelized
About The Friendship and the Fathers brings together, for the first time, the Fathers' doctrine and stories of friendship—mostly in their own words. Rabanus Maurus, the great biblical commentator and writer of hymns, whose counsels on friendship have never before appeared in English
For the Church Fathers, friendship was at the heart of the Gospel. Jesus had called his Apostles friends. Friendship and the Fathers brings together, for the first time, the Fathers' doctrine and stories of friendship—mostly in their own words. Evangelizing the world was done through one friend bringing another into the Church—where both could be friends with God. God had taken flesh in order to befriend mankind. Augustine, whose grief for a lost friend led him to profound insights—and whose friendship with St. For the Church Fathers, friendship was at the heart of the Gospel It was the way to salvation and the most effective means of evangelization Evangelizing the world was done through one friend bringing another into the Church—where Author: Mike Aquilina Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover Rabanus Maurus, the great biblical commentator and writer of hymns, whose counsels on friendship have never before appeared in English. Ambrose, who encouraged his clergy to cultivate strong friendships. Basil and Gregory, best friends from school whose friendship was shattered and then restored. The first Christians, in turn, spread salvation through friendships of their own. Jerome was fraught with emotional baggage. It was the way to salvation and the most effective means of evangelization. You'll meet many giants of the early Church, including Minucius Felix, and walk with him as he brings a pagan friend to faith.
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