The Second-Century Apologists. Alvyn Pettersen

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      “Here is a book that offers both a thoroughly clear exposition of the writers who’ve been called the first Christian philosophers, and a guide to how their thoughts might relate to the challenge of making good intellectual sense of Christianity today. It is a learned, accessible, insightful survey of one of the great formative periods in the history of the Christian mind.”

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      “This thoughtful and scholarly book has revived my appreciation of the Apologists and my desire to re-read them. It provides an accessible introduction for those who have not encountered them before and a fresh and insightful reading for those who know them well. For both it invites reflection on some of the important issues they still raise for us today.”

      —Carol Harrison, University of Oxford

      “Alvyn Pettersen presents his considerable scholarship in an accessible and engaging manner. In this very helpful study of the letters of six second-century Apologists and their refutation of charges against Christians of being atheists, cannibals, and partakers in incest, he gives us not only fascinating historical insights but food for thought concerning the business of apologetics in our own age and, indeed, the very nature of the Christian faith.”

      —John Inge, Bishop of Worcester, UK

      The Second-Century Apologists

      Alvyn Pettersen

      The Second-Century Apologists

      Cascade Companions

      Copyright © 2020 Alvyn Pettersen. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Write: Permissions, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401.

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      paperback isbn: 978-1-7252-6535-6

      hardcover isbn: 978-1-7252-6526-4

      ebook isbn: 978-1-7252-6527-1

      Cataloguing-in-Publication data:

      Names: Pettersen, Alvyn, author.

      Title: The second-century apologists / by Alvyn Pettersen.

      Description: Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2020 | Series: Cascade Companions | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: isbn 978-1-7252-6535-6 (paperback) | isbn 978-1-7252-6526-4 (hardcover) | isbn 978-1-7252-6527-1 (ebook)

      Subjects: LCSH: Apologetics—History—Early church, ca. 30–600 | Aristides—active 2nd century—Apology for the Christian faith | Epistle to Diognetus | Justin—Martyr Saint | Tatian, ca. 120–173 | Athenagoras—active 2nd century | Theophilos—Saint—active 2nd century | Christianity—Philosophy—History

      Classification: bt1115 p48 2020 (print) | bt1115 (ebook)

      Manufactured in the U.S.A. 08/28/20

      To Catherine, Robert, and Elizabeth,

      two daughters and a son in whom I delight and of whom I am very proud

      Acknowledgments

      My thanks are due to many. In particular, I wish to thank the Chapter of Worcester Cathedral for granting me a sabbatical during which I began the research that underlies the content of this book. I am immensely grateful to the Rector and Fellows of Exeter College, Oxford, for electing me to a visiting Fellowship for the period of my sabbatical. This offered me very СКАЧАТЬ