Church History

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Church History

These links will prove to be invaluable to those who are doing any research or study in the area of Church History or the Church Fathers. The links below will provide you access to nearly all of the early church literature and pertinent writings of the era.

✦Official Creeds and Statements of Faith - While I do not agree with the author's view on some areas of doctrine & theology, these statements can prove to be invaluable when researching a denomination's doctrinal positions.

✦Augustine of Hippo - History, works and commentaries on Saint Augustine of Hippo.

✦Bibliographies for Theology - Compiled by Fr. William Harmless, S. J. With special emphasis for books in the collection of Byrne Library, Spring Hill College.

✦Christian Apocrypha and Early Christian Literature - A wide range of texts - some showing Gnostic tendency or influence - survived within the Christian tradition outside of the New Testament canon.

✦The Christian Catacombs of Rome - The Christian Catacombs of Rome: outline, history, importance as historical evidence of the life and martyrdom of the early Church. This site is intended for people who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Christian Catacombs of Rome and of the Church history in its origins. The site provides extensive material, in separate sections, dealing with this fascinating and largely unknown topic.

✦Christianity Today: Christian History - Exploring the first 2,000 years of the Christian church, Christian History gives you a new article each week examining everything from the life and times of Jesus to C.S. Lewis.

✦Creationism & the Early Church - Dedicated to the study of the early church interpretation of Genesis 1-11 from the close of the New Testament.

✦EarlyChurch.com - Featuring early Christian documents, early Christian theology, early Christian life and much more. We are dedicated to being an invaluable resource for Christians worldwide.

✦The Ecole Chronology Project - The Ecole Chronology Project supplements the Ecole Initiative by providing a two-dimensional (temporal and geographical) model of events, persons, places, etc. that are pertinent in some way to early Church history.

✦The Fathers of the Church - Links to articles and information of the fathers of the Church.

✦Fire and Ice: Puritan and Reformed Writings - Puritan and Reformed sermons and other writings, many in modern language. Authors include Jonathan Edwards, Richard Baxter, Samuel Rutherford, and many others.

✦Guide to Early Church Documents - This site contains links to files relating to the early church, including canonical documents, creeds, the writings of the Apostolic Fathers and other historical texts relevant to church history.

✦John Gill's Archive - Our purpose is the presentation of Sovereign Grace Doctrines in Scripture.

✦The Life, Conversion & Theology of John Newton - Pastor, Theologian, and Author of America's favorite hymn, "Amazing Grace". Here is the story of his conversion to Christianity and a few of the many letters, hymns and poems he wrote, and sermons he preached throughout his life; revealing his thoughts and theology.

✦Medieval Church History - Research Group for Church History.

✦Theology from a Bunch of Dead Guys - This is one of the best pages for this subject. This one is a must see! This author of this award winning website has been a staff member of John MacArthur Ministries for several years. Very thorough and very rich in content.

✦William Tyndale: Fire for the Ploughman - Information about the worthy reformer, Bible translator, and Christian martyr - William Tyndale. Also: how to bring the critically acclaimed play Fire for the Ploughman to your church. Be sure to visit the 'Gallery' section for Tyndale history and pictures. We hope to add many more!

✦Yale Divinity Library - Research guide to Church history.