Church fathers Quote by Craig Keener

“Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 5 does not act unbecomingly; it…

— Anonymous

“When will and intention are developed through living a disciplined life, according to rules that we consider a divine template for right living, tremendous…

— Joan Borysenko

If Christians around the world were to suddenly renounce their personal agendas, their life goals and their aspirations, and begin responding in radical obedience…

— Anonymous

Christianity spread rapidly during the first century because all Christians saw themselves as responsible for disseminating the gospel.

— Erwin W. Lutzer

Perhaps the main, as well as the least obvious, achievement of the Middle Ages, was the creation of the experimental spirit, or more exactly…

— George Sarton

“Fist Century Christians never aspired to be "relevant" or “contemporary” with their present day culture. In fact, they resisted the secular influence of the…

— John Paul warren

“This debate over Genesis revealed a major disagreement among second-century Christians, a disagreement whose outcome would shape church doctrine ever after.”

— Elaine Pagels

I write about this in The Last Temple, the early church knew that Christ has risen from the dead, and so they didn't live…

— Hank Hanegraaff

The early church didn’t say, ‘Look what the world is coming to!’ They said, ‘Look what has come into the world’!

— Carl F. H. Henry

It was a real surprise to me to come across the evidence that Christianity might once have been a danced religion. Certainly, some of…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

We sometimes idealize the early church and want our churches to go back to the simple, old ways. We need to carefully read the…

— Jerry B. Jenkins

“The early church didn't experience explosive growth in the face of relentless persecution for believing the resurrection was a metaphor.”

— David D. Flowers