{"product_id":"the-church-of-the-fathers-hardcover","title":"The Church of the Fathers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Henry Cardinal Newman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrancis McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eFrancis McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e (Notes by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Henry Newman's \u003cem\u003eThe Church of the Fathers\u003c\/em\u003e contains some of his earliest writings on fourth-century Christianity. Composed at about the same time as \u003cem\u003eThe Arians of the Fourth Century\u003c\/em\u003e and the first \u003cem\u003eTracts\u003c\/em\u003e of the Oxford Movement, this polemical book was aimed at the general reader and is filled with extracts from Patristic writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1833 British Parliament enacted the controversial Irish Church Temporalities Bill, which proposed abolishing ten of the twenty-two sees of the Anglican Church of Ireland. Newman accused the State of violating the ancient doctrine of Apostolic Succession. In \u003cem\u003eThe Church of the Fathers\u003c\/em\u003e, Newman draws parallels between the situation facing the Church in the fourth century and the Anglican Church in his day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished here for the first time in more than a century, this edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Church of the Fathers\u003c\/em\u003e reunites material that had become separated in ongoing republications of Newman's works. The text and appendices also contain original Newman material that has never before been published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis McGrath, F. M.S., is an Australian Marist Brother and author of \u003ci\u003eJohn Henry Newman: Universal Revelation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 648\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.62 x 7.44 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48261514920157,"sku":"9780268022792","price":112.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/5_ig6Llb239780268022792.webp?v=1785076938","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-church-of-the-fathers-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}