Introductory/Entry Level Books

• Christopher A. Hall, Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers
• Rod Bennett, Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words
• David Bercot, Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up: A New Look at Today's Evangelical Church in the Light of Early Christianity
• Luke J. Wilson, 40 Days with the Fathers Book Series (2 Books)
• Paul Pavao, Decoding Nicea: Constantine Changed Christianity and Christianity Changed the World

Recommended Books

• David N. Bell, A Cloud of Witnesses
• John Behr, The Way to Nicaea (Formation of Christian Theology, vol. 1)
  • The Nicene Faith, part 1: True God of True God (Formation of Christian Theology, vol. 2)
  • The Nicene Faith, part 2: One of the Holy Trinity (Formation of Christian Theology, vol. 2)
• Augustine Casiday & Frederick W. Norris, eds., The Cambridge History of Christianity, vol. 2: Constantine to c. 600
• Ian Gillman & Hans-Joachim Klimkeit, Christians in Asia Before 1500

• Rowan A. Greer, Broken Lights and Mended Lives: Theology and Common Life in the Early Church 
• Stuart G. Hall, Doctrine and Practice in the Early Church 
• Margaret M. Mitchell and Frances M. Young, eds., The Cambridge History of Christianity, vol. 1: Origins to Constantine 
• Jaroslav Pelikan, The Christian Tradition, vol 1: The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition (100-600)
  • The Christian Tradition, vol 2: The Spirit of Eastern Christendom (600-1700)
  • The Christian Tradition, vol 3: The Growth of Medieval Theology (600-1300)
• Basil Studer, Trinity and Incarnation: The Faith of the Early Church
• Edmon L. Gallagher, John D. Meade, The Biblical Canon Lists from Early Christianity: Texts and Analysis
• David W. Bercot, Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs

Accessible Primary Sources:

• Luke J. Wilson, 40 Days with the Fathers: Companion Texts 
• Paul M. Blowers & Robert Louis Wilken, trans. & eds., On the Cosmic Mystery of Christ: Selected Writings from St Maximus the Confessor (Popular Patristics Series, SVS Press)
• Sebastian Brock, The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life (Cistercian Publications)
• Nicholas Cabasilas, The Life in Christ (SVS Press) 
• Philip L. Culbertson et al., eds., The Pastor: Readings from the Patristic Period (Fortress Press)
• Gregory Nazianzen, On God and Christ: The Five Theological Orations and Two Letters to Cledonius (Popular Patristics Series, SVS Press)
• Gregory of Nyssa, Glory to Glory
• G.E.H. Palmer et al., trans. & eds., The Philokalia, vol. 1 (Faber & Faber)
• Laura Swan, The Forgotten Desert Mothers: sayings, lives, and stories of early christian women (Paulist Press)
• Benedicta Ward, The Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Penguin Classics)
• Michael W. Holmes, The Apostolic Fathers, Greek and English translations, third edition

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