Henry Chadwick Selected Writings Author:Henry Chadwick Rare scholarly insight into the early church ? still relevant for the church today — — This anthology offers a choice selection of writings by one of the twentieth century?s premier church historians, Sir Henry Chadwick. Many of Chadwick?s considerable contributions to a fuller understanding of the early church were unpublished or not circulated... more » widely during his lifetime, but here they are compiled in a convenient, accessible form.
Reflecting Chadwick?s wide-ranging expertise, this volume contains his essays on a variety of themes pertaining to the early church, including the emerging faith?s relationship to classical culture; the interaction between piety, politics, and theology; councils in the early church; the power of music in the church; and more. As relevant for the study of early Christianity today as when they were first written, Chadwick?s essays remain a valuable resource for better understanding the church both past and present, shedding light on ecumenical problems that still keep Christians visibly divided.« less