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[[Image:Church Fathers 1076.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Church Fathers, a miniature from Svyatoslav's Miscellany (1076 - anonymous author)]]{{Spirituality}}The '''Church Fathers''' or '''Fathers of the Church''' are influential [[theology|theologian]]s and writers in the Church, particularly those of the first five centuries of Christian history. The term specifically refers to writers and teachers of the Church, not [[saint]]s in general; usually it is not meant to include the [[New Testament]] authors.
==Who are the Fathers?==
It should be noted that not all of the Fathers are considered to be [[saint]]s, and certainly none of them are regarded as infallible, most especially those who fell into [[heresy]], such as Tertullian and Origen. The Orthodox Church looks rather to the ''consensus patrum''—that is, the consensus of the Fathers—for its understanding of the patristic Orthodox faith.
==Further reading== ===Published works=== * Athanasius. ''On the Incarnation''. (ISBN 0913836400, ISBN 0899810659) The following are published collections of the writings of the Church Fathers, listed by the faith of the editor(s): '''Catholic''' *[http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/ Aquilina, Michael J.] ''The Fathers of the Church: An Introduction to the First Christian Teachers''. (ISBN 0879736895)* Drobner, Hubertus R.; Schatzmann, Siegfried S. (translator). ''Fathers Of The Church: A Comprehensive Introduction''. (ISBN 1565633318)* [[Wikipedia:Jacques Paul Migne|Migne, Jacques Paul]] ''Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Graeca'' (or Patrologiae Graecae) ([http://rosetta.reltech.org/reltech/PG/ digital version])* Quasten, Johannes. ''Patrology.'' (ISBN 0870611410)* Ramsey, Boniface. ''Beginning to Read the Fathers''. (ISBN 0809126915) - topical* Von Campenhausen, Hans. ''The Fathers of Church''. (ISBN 1565630955) '''Protestant''' * [http://www.scrollpublishing.com/contents/en-us/d64.html Bercot, David W.] ''A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs''. (ISBN 1565633571) - topical* Bettenson, Henry, ed. ''Documents of the Christian Church''. (ISBN 0195012933) - topical* Hudson, Christopher D., ed.; Sharrer, J. Alan, ed.; Vanker, Lindsay, ed. ''Day by Day with the Early Church Fathers''. (ISBN 1565633962) - devotional, topical* Mason, Steve, ed.; Robinson, Tom, ed. ''Early Christian Reader''. (ISBN 1565630432)* [http://www.sebts.edu/faculty/faculty_directory/ViewFaculty.cfm?BioID=212 McKinion, Steven A.] ''Life and Practice in the Early Church: A Documentary Reader''. (ISBN 0814756492) - topical* Roberts, Alexander, ed.; Donaldson, James, ed.; Schaff, Philip, ed.; Wace, Henry, ed. ''The Early Church Fathers''. (ISBN 1565630815)* [[Wikipedia:Henry_Wace|Wace, Henry]]; Piercy, William C. ''A Dictionary of Early Christian Biography''. (ISBN 1565634608)* [http://www.ivpress.com/accs/ Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture] === External links ===
*[http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/charts/church_fathers.htm Chart of Church Fathers at ReligionFacts.com]
*[http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/ Church Fathers at ccel.org]
*[http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/ Church Fathers at Newadvent.org]
*[http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~humm/Resources/Texts/apFat.html Apostolic Fathers] at [http://www.upenn.edu/ University of Pennsylvania]
*[http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-history.html Apostolic Fathers] at [http://www.iclnet.org Internet Christian Library]
*[http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ Early Christian writings] at [http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ earlychristianwritings.com]
*[http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/documents.html Early Church Documents] compiled by [http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/ The Ecole Initiative]
*[http://bible.crosswalk.com/History/AD/EarlyChurchFathers/ Early Church Fathers] at [http://www.crosswalk.com/ crosswalk.com]
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