Early Church Fathers

[judechild]

Has anyone here read anything by the Early Church Fathers (2nd-8th century)? I particularly like reading St. Cyril of Jerusalem and St. Ambrose of Milan.

 

[Tzaousios]

I have read a good deal of Chrysostom and Augustine. But I also like some of the later Greek fathers such as Maximus the Confessor and Gregory Palamas.

 

[judechild]

I have read a good deal of Chrysostom and Augustine. But I also like some of the later Greek fathers such as Maximus the Confessor and Gregory Palamas.

Right, St. Augustine, you gotta love him. I've never heard of Maximus the Confessor; what are some of his works?

 

[Memento Mori]

I would love to read some of them for myself sometime. Do you have any recommendations for where to begin?

 

[judechild]

You may want to try "Liveing the Mysteries" by Hahn and Aquilina. You get a few good passages that introduce you to six or seven of the Early Church Fathers.

 

[Memento Mori]

You may want to try "Liveing the Mysteries" by Hahn and Aquilina. You get a few good passages that introduce you to six or seven of the Early Church Fathers.

I checked it out on Amazon. This looks like an awesome book. I'll have to get my hands on it. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[judechild]

I'm reading the Confessions of St. Augustine right now; anyone else read / reading it?

 

[Tzaousios]

Right, St. Augustine, you gotta love him. I've never heard of Maximus the Confessor; what are some of his works?

He is a seventh-century Greek father who wrote a good deal on the interaction between the human and divine wills in salvation. A good place to start with him and many other fathers is in St. Vladimir's Press' Popular Patristic Series. For Maximus they have translated On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ.

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I'm reading the Confessions of St. Augustine right now; anyone else read / reading it?

I have read it, City of God, and many of his treatises and letters. He showed an introspection and depth that many of the other fathers never attained, in my opinion.

Most of Augustine's works and many of the other Greek and Latin fathers can be found in translation at this site:

Early Church Fathers | Christian Classics Ethereal Library