WOF 213: More Church Fathers You Should Know (Part 2 of 3)

In this second part of our series on the Church Fathers (listen to Part 1), Bishop Barron takes a look at some important Church Fathers from the pre-Nicene and Nicene periods, including:

• Justin Martyr (100 – 165)
• Irenaeus (130 – 202)
• Origen (184 – 253)
• Athanasius (292 – 373)
• Gregory of Nyssa (335 – 395)

A listener asks how we can understand Purgatory and Heaven in relation to time.

Links + Book Recommendations

• Websites

• ChurchFathers.org

• Church Father writings online (New Advent)

• Church Father books mentioned

• Clement (35 – 99)

• Letter to the Corinthians

• Ignatius (35 – 108)

• Epistles of Ignatius

• Polycarp (69 – 155)

• The Martyrdom of Polycarp

• Justin Martyr (100 – 165)

• First and Second Apologies

• Irenaeus (130 – 202)

• Adversus Haereses (Against the Heresies)

• Origen (184 – 253)

• De Principiis (On First Principles)

• Biblical Commentaries

• Athanasius (292 – 373)

• On the Incarnation of the Word

• Gregory of Nyssa (335 – 395)

• Life of Moses

• John Chrysostom (349 – 407)

• On Wealth and Poverty

• On Marriage and Family Life

• Jerome (347 – 420)

• Letters

• Augustine (354 – 430)

• Confessions (Word on Fire Classics edition)

• De Civitate Dei (The City of God)

• De Trinitate (On the Trinity)

• Gregory the Great (540 – 604)

• Pastoral Rule

• Church Father collections

• Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers

• Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Series

• Faith of the Early Fathers: Three-Volume Set by William Jurgens

• Church Father commentaries/introductions

• The Fathers of the Church by Mike Aquilina

• The Fathers (Volume 1) by Pope Benedict XVI

• The Fathers (Volume 2) by Pope Benedict XVI

• The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church by Jimmy Akin

• *Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words *by Rod Bennett

• When the Church Was Young by Marcellino D'Ambrosio

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