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Study of the early Christian writers who are designated Church Fathers
theology, the extent of use of classical philosophy. The terms neo-patristics and post-patristics refer to recent theologies according to which the Church Fathers
Patristics
Christian book series
Bogdan Bucur. Cistercian Studies "Popular Patristics Series". svspress.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022. Popular Patristics Series St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
Popular_Patristics_Series
Early influential Christian theologians
authoritative for the establishment of doctrine. The academic field of patristics, the study of the Church Fathers, has extended the scope of the term,
Church_Fathers
Christian women of the patristic age Religion and sexuality § Christianity (see "Patristic Period" within Historical Background) Patristics Women in Christianity
Women_in_the_patristic_age
Dialect of Greek in the ancient world
Greek is also known as "Biblical", "New Testament", "ecclesiastical", or "patristic" Greek. The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote his private thoughts in
Koine_Greek
Summary of works of ancient Christian theologians
A patristic anthology or florilegium is a systematic collections of excerpts from the works of the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers of
Patristic_anthology
Church List of early Christian writers Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Patristics Patrologia Graeca Patrologia Latina Patrologia Orientalis Three Holy Hierarchs
List_of_Church_Fathers
Country within the United Kingdom
consciously retained a large amount of continuity with the Church of the Patristic and Medieval periods in terms of its use of the catholic creeds, its pattern
England
English polymath (1642–1727)
in particular, valuable information regarding Newton's knowledge of Patristics Cohen, I. B. (1980). The Newtonian Revolution. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Isaac_Newton
Monk, historian, and theologian (ca.344–411)
philosopher, historian, and theologian who worked to translate Greek patristic material, especially the work of Origen, into Latin. Rufinus was born
Tyrannius_Rufinus
Doctrine that all sinful and alienated human souls will ultimately be reconciled to God
Ilaria L.E. Ramelli argues that apokatastasis (restoration) is a major patristic doctrine stemming from Greek philosophy and Jewish-Christian Scriptures
History of Christian universalism
History_of_Christian_universalism
German academic
academic and historian of religion, specializing in early Christianity, Patristics, Medieval Studies, Historiography, Retromodernity, Religion and Business
Markus_Vinzent
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
Patristica: Papers Presented at the Fourteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies Held in Oxford 2003. Peeters. pp. 59–64.; Ando (2000), p. 382
Roman_Empire
Christian martyrs List of early Christian women presbyters Christian pacifism Patristics Persecution of Christians List of Augustae List of Eastern Orthodox saints
List of Christian women of the early church
List_of_Christian_women_of_the_early_church
British theologian and historian (born 1960)
Glass..." (1988) Academic work Discipline Theology history Sub-discipline Patristics ecclesiastical history Institutions Durham University Christ Church, Oxford
Carol_Harrison_(theologian)
Country in East Africa
since ancient times in Africa, though strongly influenced by Greek and Patristic philosophy. The best known philosophical revival was in the early modern
Ethiopia
Academic journal
1957, focused on the study of patristics. It is the official publication of the Oxford International Conference on Patristic Studies, which convenes every
Studia_Patristica
Anglican priest and academic
symbolic role: to teach about God and faith in Christianity. An expert in patristics as well as modern doctrine, Wiles was particularly interested in the development
Maurice_Wiles
Spiritual gifts
spiritual gifts first found in the book of Isaiah, and much commented upon by patristic authors. They are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge
Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit
Seven_gifts_of_the_Holy_Spirit
Absence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism
of Euhemerus' work in Ennius' Latin translation have been preserved in Patristic writings (e.g. by Lactantius and Eusebius of Caesarea), which all rely
Atheism
Christian theological doctrine
consubstantial, co-immanent, and equally divine hypostases. During the patristic period, Christian theologians attempted to clarify the relationship between
Monarchianism
Academic journal
Walter de Gruyter. It covers topics related to early Christianity and Patristics. "Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity"
Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum
Zeitschrift_für_Antikes_Christentum
Semitic language
(PDF) on 2020-07-11. Gallagher, Edmon L. (2012). Hebrew Scripture in Patristic Biblical Theory: Canon, Language, Text. Leiden-Boston: Brill. ISBN 9789004228023
Aramaic
American Catholic priest
ancient Christianity, specifically Patristics, otherwise known as the study of the Fathers of the Church. The Patristic topics on which he has published
Brian_E._Daley
Solid dome dividing the primal waters
In Ancient Near Eastern cosmology, the firmament is a celestial barrier that separates the Heavenly waters above from the Earth below. In Biblical cosmology
Firmament
Genre of theological writing
(2): 332–352. doi:10.1515/zac-2013-0017. De Beer, Wynand (2015). "The Patristic Understanding of the Six Days (Hexaemeron)". Journal of Early Christian
Hexaemeron
Christian doctrine of salvific martyrdom
In Christian theology, baptism of blood (Latin: baptismus sanguinis) or baptism by blood, also called martyred baptism, is a doctrine which holds that
Baptism_of_blood
Christian theologian and philosopher (354 – 430)
foreordained every event (yet Stoics still claimed to teach free will). Patristics scholar Ken Wilson argues that every early Christian author with extant
Augustine_of_Hippo
or whole, in ancient manuscripts, or lost but mentioned critically in Patristic writings. There is significant scholarly debate around what Gnosticism
List_of_Gnostic_texts
French Catholic theologian, philosopher and mathematician (1612–1694)
the Jansenist group of Port-Royal and had a very thorough knowledge of patristics. Contemporaries called him le Grand to distinguish him from his father
Antoine_Arnauld
Ancient Jewish city near modern Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel
Modi’in (Hebrew: מוֹדִיעִין, Mōdīʿīn; also transliterated as Modein), also Modi’im (Hebrew: מוֹדִיעִים, Mōdīʿīm), and later, Moditha (Greek: Μωδιθα), was
Modi'in_(ancient_city)
British priest and theologian (born 1966)
Theology Program and the Father Georges Florovsky Distinguished Professor of Patristics. He was ordained to the diaconate on 8 September 2001 and the priesthood
John_Behr
Book regarding theories of atonement in Christianity
devil." According to Pugh, "Ever since [Aulén's] time, we call these patristic ideas the Christus Victor way of seeing the cross." It is sometimes known
Christus_Victor
Roman Catholic Abbot of Downside Abbey (1865–1933)
Benedictine Congregation from 1929 until his death, and a New Testament and patristics scholar. He is best known for having founded one of the private schools
John_Chapman_(priest)
Saint and follower of Jesus
with Peter, and is honoured as the "apostle to the apostles". During the Patristic era, Mary Magdalene was mentioned only briefly by early Church Fathers
Mary_Magdalene
Theological principle
guiding doctrine and biblical interpretation. The Catholic Church upholds patristic consensus, especially in Scripture interpretation, but acknowledges that
Consensus_Patrum
Ancient Jewish Christian sect in Sassanid southern Mesopotamia
The Elcesaites, Elkasaites, Elkesaites or Elchasaites were an ancient Jewish Christian sect in Lower Mesopotamia, then the province of Asoristan in the
Elcesaites
Saint regarded as a heavenly advocate
Saints in Anglicanism Saints in Methodism Patristics Early Christian writers Church Fathers Women of the patristic age Prophet Phallic saint Saints portal
Patron_saint
French priest and scholar (1800–1875)
are among the great 19th century contributions to the scholarship of patristics and the Middle Ages. Within the Roman Catholic Church, Migne's editions
Jacques_Paul_Migne
American historian (born 1947)
James R. Payton Jr. (born 1947) is Professor of Patristics and Historical Theology at McMaster Divinity College. He is emeritus Professor of History at
James_R._Payton_Jr.
Philosophy carried out by Christians
community called Patristics, which initially had the defense of Christianity as its main objective. As Early Christianity spread, patristic authors increasingly
Christian_philosophy
three persons. However, there is also an evolution of thought in the Patristic writings, then the development of the canon, and later in the theological
History_of_Christianity
Academic journal
the official publication of the North American Patristics Society. It is devoted to the study of patristics, that is Christianity in the ancient period of
Journal of Early Christian Studies
Journal_of_Early_Christian_Studies
Fellow at Darwin College Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe, Associate Professor in Patristics at Cambridge. 24 April 2025 Molière Noel Peacock, Emeritus Marshall Professor
List of In Our Time programmes
List_of_In_Our_Time_programmes
This is a list of Catholic philosophers and theologians whose Catholicism is important to their works. Their names are ordered chronologically from earliest
List of Catholic philosophers and theologians
List_of_Catholic_philosophers_and_theologians
First emanation of God in some Gnostic cosmogony
Barbēlō (Greek: Βαρβηλώ) refers to the first emanation of God in several forms of Gnostic cosmogony. Barbēlō is often depicted as a supreme female principle
Barbelo
District and municipality in Manisa, Turkey
Alaşehir (Turkish pronunciation: [aˈɫaʃehiɾ]) is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey. Its area is 971 km2, and its population is 104
Alaşehir
Professor of theology and religion
Report: the Ecclesiastical History Society Conference 2017 "patristics | directors". patristics. Retrieved 16 August 2018. "Augustine's Confessions, In Our
Morwenna_Ludlow
Latin phrase
Via media is a Latin phrase meaning "the middle road" or the "way between (and avoiding or reconciling) two extremes". Its use in English is highly associated
Via_media
British academic
Sara Parvis is a British Patristic scholar and Senior Lecturer in Patristics at the University of Edinburgh. She is known for her works on early Christianity
Sara_Parvis
Likeness to or union with God
Athanasius of Alexandria (2011). On the Incarnation of the Word. Popular Patristics Series. Vol. 44. Translated by Behr, John. Yonkers, New York: St Vladimir's
Theosis (Eastern Christian theology)
Theosis_(Eastern_Christian_theology)
Catholic theology Ecumenical Creeds Apostles' Nicene Chalcedonian Athanasian Patristics and Councils Great church ante-Nicene period Church Fathers Apostolic
Jovinianism
Deacons and priests who are not members of religious orders
vatican.va. Retrieved May 26, 2017. Roman Cholij, Priestly Celibacy in Patristics and in the History of the Church. Cesare Bonivento, Priestly Celibacy —
Secular_clergy
First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
(1999). Mary and the Fathers of the Church: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought. Ignatius Press. ISBN 978-0-89870-686-4. Archived from the original
Jesus
Persecution based on religious belief
rights abuses Islamic religious police List of Christian women of the patristic age Martyr Oppression Persecution Prejudice Price tag attack policy Religious
Religious_persecution
Person who faces their death in a Christ-like manner
Saints in Anglicanism Saints in Methodism Patristics Early Christian writers Church Fathers Women of the patristic age Prophet Phallic saint Saints portal
Passion_bearer
Christological concept
Communicatio idiomatum (Latin: communication of properties) is a Christological concept about the interaction of deity and humanity in the person of Jesus
Communicatio_idiomatum
Church of Ireland cleric and scholar (1829–1900)
– 23 May 1900) was a Church of Ireland cleric, known as a scholar of patristics and the scholastic philosophers. Born at Dublin in 1829, he was the son
John_Henry_MacMahon
Woman present at the crucifixion of Jesus
2016-05-31. The testimony of Papias is frequently quoted at the head of the patristic authorities, as favouring the view of Jerome. [...]. It is strange that
Mary_of_Clopas
Russian Orthodox theologian and historian (1893–1979)
Florovsky received his M.A. in Prague. In 1925, he became professor of patristics at the St. Serge Institute of Orthodox Theology in Paris. In this subject
Georges_Florovsky
American theologian (1938–2021)
Theology, Patristics, and Biblical criticism and received his MLitt and PhD in 1970 from University of Cambridge. He taught Theology, Patristics, Church
George_Habib_Bebawi
Addition of non-authorial text
Interpolation in manuscript traditions is the addition of non-authorial wording to a text after its initial composition. The added material can be a single
Interpolation_(manuscripts)
Major branch of Protestantism
religious tradition deriving ultimately from the ecumenical councils of the patristic church. Those within the Church of England opposed to the Tractarians
Anglicanism
Doctrine in Judaism and Christianity
development of Christian Theology particularly among early Patristic Theologians (see Patristics), like Irenaeus and Augustine, and Medieval Theologians
Image_of_God
Biblical hypothesis about the gospel of Marcion
Matthias Klinghardt, the majority of scholars agree with the traditional Patristic view that the Gospel of Marcion was a revised version of the Gospel of
Priority of the Gospel of Marcion
Priority_of_the_Gospel_of_Marcion
First-century Christian sect
The Nazarenes (or Nazoreans; Greek: Ναζωραῖοι, romanized: Nazōraioi) refers to either an early Jewish Christian sect in first-century Judaism or more likely
Nazarene_(sect)
Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher (c. 129–216 AD)
medicine Metzger BM. New Testament Studies: Philological, Versional, and Patristic. Brill 1980, ISBN 978-90-04-06163-7 "Galen | Biography, Achievements,
Galen
Doctrine in Christian theology stating that Christ has two wills (divine and human)
Catholic theology Ecumenical Creeds Apostles' Nicene Chalcedonian Athanasian Patristics and Councils Great church ante-Nicene period Church Fathers Apostolic
Dyothelitism
Interdisciplinary field of study
Catholic theology Ecumenical Creeds Apostles' Nicene Chalcedonian Athanasian Patristics and Councils Great church ante-Nicene period Church Fathers Apostolic
Theopoetics
Dutch-Canadian theologian (born 1961)
Boersma (born 1961) is a Dutch-Canadian Anglican theologian specialising in patristics, sacramental theology, and nouvelle théologie. Boersma is of Reformed
Hans_Boersma
English theologian (born 1944)
since 1996. Previously he taught at the University of Oxford (mostly patristics) and at Goldsmiths' College in Byzantine and early medieval history. He
Andrew_Louth
Title given to Jesus in Christian theology
Christian theology Orthodoxy Calvinist–Arminian debate Apostolic Age Canon Patristics Caesaropapism Semipelagianism Iconoclasm Scholasticism Thomism Conciliarism
Redeemer_(Christianity)
English Anglican theologian (1900–1968)
Cross, was an English patristics scholar and Anglican priest. He was the founder of the Oxford International Conference on Patristic Studies and editor (with
F._L._Cross
Christian theologian and saint (c. 170 – c. 235)
Social and Critical Contexts, Gorgias Studies in Early Christianity and Patristics 62, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4632-0218-7, pp. 9, 34 "Saint Hippolytus of Rome
Hippolytus_of_Rome
Eastern Orthodox seminary in Yonkers, NY
Christian books in the English language. Among their titles is the Popular Patristics Series. Chad Hatfield (2007–2024) Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie (2024–present;
Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
Saint_Vladimir's_Orthodox_Theological_Seminary
American biblical scholar (1914–2007)
(1997), 32. Society, NAPS – The North American Patristics. "About - NAPS – The North American Patristics Society". "Member History". American Philosophical
Bruce_M._Metzger
Eastern Orthodox Bible in English
identifying three central issues: he argues that it presents itself as a patristic study Bible yet does not seriously engage in biblical scholarship, several
Orthodox_Study_Bible
Roman imperial title
and Byzantine empresses Augustus (title) List of Christian women of the patristic age Kazhdan 1991, pp. 694–695. Hemelrijk, Emily A. (2012). "Fictive Motherhood
List_of_Augustae
Italian Franciscan friar (born 1963)
studies in patristics at the Augustinianum Patristic Institute until graduating in 1992. From 1991 to 1996 he was Professor of Patristic Theology at
Massimo_Fusarelli
4th-century handwritten Bible copy in Greek
Sinaiticus and the Simonides Affair, Thessaloniki: Patriarchal Institute for Patristic Studies, p. 16; Elliott in turn is quoted by Michael D. Peterson in his
Codex_Sinaiticus
Spanish Carmelite mystic and saint (1515–1582)
is no vestige in her writings of any influence of the Areopagite, the Patristic, or the Scholastic Mystical schools, as represented among others, by the
Teresa_of_Ávila
Ethnic Greek subgroup
centuries of the Common Era Cappadocia produced three prominent Greek patristic figures, known as the Cappadocian Fathers. They were Basil the Great (c
Cappadocian_Greeks
Early Christian and Jewish religious systems
Catholic theology Ecumenical Creeds Apostles' Nicene Chalcedonian Athanasian Patristics and Councils Great church ante-Nicene period Church Fathers Apostolic
Gnosticism
Christian theology that defends Christianity against objections
the centuries, starting with Paul the Apostle in the early church and Patristic writers such as Origen, Augustine of Hippo, Justin Martyr and Tertullian
Christian_apologetics
Irish Roman Catholic theologian (born 1949)
his graduate studies in theology at Maynooth, O'Leary specialized in patristics, working on Augustine's De Trinitate (with much reference to Augustine's
Joseph_S._O'Leary
Christian belief that the human soul is not naturally immortal
"soul sleep" or "soul death" do not occur either in the Bible or in early Patristic materials, an explanation is required for the origin of the term. Additionally
Christian_mortalism
4th-century Christian bishop, theologian, and saint
Parry, Ken, ed. (4 January 2019). The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Patristics. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-51773-3. Retrieved 30 May 2025. The
Basil_of_Caesarea
People from the city of Nazareth
Nazarene, alternatively Nazorean, is a demonym for the people of the Biblical city of Nazareth, a title of Jesus as the Messiah, and a term for Christians
Nazarene_(title)
Catholic theology of sexuality, like Catholic theology in general, is drawn from natural law, canonical scripture, divine revelation, and sacred tradition
Catholic theology of sexuality
Catholic_theology_of_sexuality
Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6–749)
Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1980) Three Treatises on the Divine Images. Popular Patristics. Translated by Louth, Andrew. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
John_of_Damascus
German priest executed because his resistance to the Nazi régime (1886–1944)
hanged 11 September 1944 in Brandenburg-Görden) was a Jesuit priest, patristic scholar, educator, and victim of Nazi religious hostility. After graduation
Alois_Grimm
Italian journalist (born 1952)
Giovanni Maria Vian (born March 10, 1952) is an Italian professor of patristic philology and a journalist. Vian was born in Rome. He was the editor-in-chief
Giovanni_Maria_Vian
Pontifical university in Rome, Italy
The Patristicum, officially the Augustinian Patristic Pontifical Institute (Latin: Pontificium Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum) and also known as
Patristicum
Vincelette, Alan (2019). "On the Frequency of Voluntary Martyrdom in the Patristic Era". The Journal of Theological Studies. 70 (2): 652–679. doi:10.1093/jts/flz108
Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
Persecution_of_Christians_in_the_Roman_Empire
Ritual act of blowing, breathing, hissing, or puffing
In religious and magical practice, insufflation and exsufflation are ritual acts of blowing, breathing, hissing, or puffing that signify variously expulsion
Insufflation
Theme of contempt for worldly concerns
Contemptus mundi, the "contempt of the world" and worldly concerns, is a theme in the intellectual life of both Classical Antiquity and of Christianity
Contemptus_mundi
Spontaneous sleep orgasm
A nocturnal emission or sleep orgasm is a spontaneous occurrence during sleep of ejaculation and orgasm for a male, and vaginal lubrication and/or orgasm
Nocturnal_emission
Sayings of Jesus not found in the canonical Gospels
Agrapha (ἄγραφον; Greek for "non written"; singular ágraphon) are sayings of Jesus that are not found in the canonical Gospels. The term was used for the
Agrapha
Controversial doctrine in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Vlachos endeavored to demonstrate that this teaching is derived from patristic and other church sources, his opponents, among them Azkoul and Archbishop
Aerial_toll_house
Texts regarded as part of the Bible
Theologian William J. Abraham has suggested that in the primitive church and patristic period the "primary purpose in canonizing Scripture was to provide an
Biblical_canon
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