HOMILIES IN PRAISE OF BLESSED MARY
Kalamazoo: Cistercian Publications, 1994. Paperback. 120p. New softcover book. Mint condition. Writings of the 12th century bishop on the Blessed Virgin Mary. More
Catholic - Church Fathers
INTRODUCTION TO SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS
New York: The Modern Library, 1980. Paperback. 690p plus catalogue in back. A softcover book in good condition. Spine creased. Underlining on several pages. Otherwise, most pages are clean, and the binding is tight. Excellent reading copy. From Modern Library College Editions. Ca. 1980 reprint. More
THE HOPE OF THE EARLY CHURCH: A HANDBOOK OF PATRISTIC ESCHATOLOGY
Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2203. Paperback. Softcover. xiii, 303p. Like new. This comprehensive survey, based on Christian texts in the Greek, LAtin, Syriac, Coptic, and Armenian traditions fromt he second century through Gregory the Great and John of Damascus, is already well known to biblical scholars, church historians, theologians, and other... More
ST. EUSEBIUS, ET AL (COLLECTIO SELECTA SS. ECCLESIAE PATRUM) VOLS. 1-8 (IN 4 BOOKS)
Paris: Mequignon-Havard, Paul Mellier, 1830-42. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Ex monastery library set of four books. Cloth. Shelf wear and soiling present. Some deteriorating and abrading on spine edges. Library markings in white on spine. Otherwise, clean books in good condition. All text in Latin. This is Caillau's Latin edition of... More
ATHANASIUS AND THE POLITICS OF ASCETICISM
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Hardcover. 356p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a dustjacket in fine condition. Except for a stamp on the front free endpaper, the book is clean and tight. The jacket is pristine. From OXFORD EARLY CHRISTIAN STUDIES. Analyzes the efforts of Athanasius, Bishop of... More
HISTORY OF EARLY CHRISTIAN LITERATURE in the First Three Centuries
New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. Hardcover. 409p. A red cloth hardcover book in fine condition. Reprint of the 1875 edition. More
WOMEN IN THE EARLY CHURCH
Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1990. Paperback. 260p. A softcover book in very good condition. Light shelf-wear to cover. Old price sticker residue on first page. Otherwise clean and tight. Message of the Fathers of the Church no. 13. More
AUGUSTINE THE BISHOP: The Life and Work of a Father of the Church
London: Sheed and Ward, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 679p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Mild shelf wear to cover. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is price-clipped and lightly tanned, but otherwise intact. A biography of St. Augustine. Contains black and white plates. Foldout... More
ANCIENT CHRISTIAN WRITERS (25 volumes)
Westminster MD: Newman Press, 1946-1968. Hardcover. Set of 25 volumes from the series of English translations of the Church Fathers. Hardcovers; original blue cloth. Ex-seminary library book with paper spine label and name stamp on endpapers. Clean and tight and otherwise in very good condition. Set contains 25 of the... More
THE WRITINGS OF THE SAINTS: The Holy Monks of the East (IVth Century)
St. Louis: U.S. Nat. Cen. A.I.M., 1959. Paperback. 159p. An orange softcover book in good condition. Scuff on title page. Pen marks on back cover and on first several pages. The rest of the text is clean, and the binding is tight. Contains St. Athanasius' LIFE OF ST. ANTHONY, St... More
INTRODUCTION TO SAINT GREGORY PALAMAS
New York: Philosophical Library, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Small numbers painted on spine. Light sunning to boards. Otherwise a clean, tight hardcover book in very good condition. 103p. A survey of St. Gregory Palamas' theological work, covering the essence of God, the person of Christ, and sin and grace. More
LA VERSION ARMENIENNE DES DISCOURS DE GREGOIRE DE NAZIANZE: Tradition Manuscrite et Histoire du Texte
London: Aedibus E. Peeters, 1983. Paperback. 154p. A light grey softcover book in very good condition. Pages unopened. Otherwise clean and tight. Text in French. Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium Vol. 446, Subsidia Tomus 67. More
THE FATHERS OF THE GREEK CHURCH
New York: Pantheon, 1959. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 170p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a dustjacket in very good condition. Endpapers slightly discolored. Otherwise clean and tight. The dustjacket is price-clipped and edgeworn, but otherwise intact. A historical study of twelve early Church fathers who wrote in Greek: Justin... More
SAINT AUGUSTINE
London: Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd., 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 280p. A black cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine barely faded. Endpapers lightly foxed. Otherwise clean and tight. A biography of Saint Augustine. Contains a few black and white plates. More
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 230p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a dustjacket in good condition. Except for some pencil marks on the back endpaper, the book is clean and tight. The dustjacket is chipped and creased at the top of the spine. Front... More
L'AMBIVALENCE DU TEMPS DE L'HISTOIRE CHEZ SAINT AUGUSTIN
Montreal/Paris: Inst. d'Etudes Medievales/Librairie J. Vrin, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 84p. Ex-library copy of a small black cloth hardcover book in good condition. Usual library markings, stamps, and stickers inside and on spine. Scattered small pencil marks in the text. Otherwise, binding ithgt. Excellent reading copy. Written entirely in French... More
THE SOCIAL MESSAGE OF THE EARLY CHURCH FATHERS
Paterson, NJ: St. Anthony Guild Press, 1944. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 356p. INSCRIBED BY THE TRANSLATOR. A burgundy-brown cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Mild shelf wear; otherwise clean and tight. Inscribed by Alba I. Zizzamia, the translator, on the copyright page. More
GOLDEN MOUTH: The Story of John Chrysostom - Ascetic, Preacher, Bishop
London: Duckworth, 1996. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 310p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket. A study of the life of the 4th-century bishop of Constantinople. More
SAINT JEROME AND HIS TIMES
Notre Dame, IN: Fides Publishers, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 358p. A green board hardcover book in very good condition. Edges minutely rubbed. Otherwise clean and tight. A biography of St. Jerome. More
BECOMING HUMAN TOGETHER: The Pastoral Anthropology of St. Paul
Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1984. 3rd printing. Paperback. 224p. A softcover book in good condition. Price sticker residue on the cover and on front endpaper, where there are also two signatures of former owners. 1" closed tear on side edge of front cover, and 1.5" tear along the side... More
PATROLOGY
Utrecht: Spectrum Publishers, 1949. Hardcover. 3 vols. 349p; 450p; 605p. Ex-library. A set of three hardcover books in good condition. The first two volumes have dustjackets, both of which are tanned and lightly edgeworn. The third volume has no dustjacket. Vol. I contains underlining and notes in pen. The other... More
LETTERS OF SAINT AUGUSTINE
Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books, 1992. Paperback. 255p. A new burgundy softcover book with matching wrapper. A collection of 54 letters by the influential early Christian bishop. More
QUONDAM EPISCOPI S. HIPPOLYTI INSTITUTIONES PATROLOGIAE: 3 Volumes
Cincinnati: Feliciani Rauch, 1890. Hardcover. Vol I: 718p. Vol II: 447p. Vol III: 711p. 3/4 vellum. Three hardcover books in good condition. Ex-library: number painted on spine, stamp on endpaper and title page, marks on back endpapers from pockets and library plates, otherwise pages unmarked and tight. Some light cover... More
ENCHIRIDION PATRISTICUM: Loci SS. Patrum, Doctorum, Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum
New York: Herder & Co., 1937. 10th and 11th Edition. Hardcover. 801p. A pale grey cloth hardcover book in acceptable condition. Spine held with tan cloth tape. Edges lightly frayed. Signature on front free endpaper. Fragments of stickers on both pastedown endpapers. Scattered pencil markings inside. Binding shaken, but intact... More
PRIMITIVE CATHOLICISM
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1911. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 424p. A black cloth hardcover book in good condition. Ex Libris sticker inside front cover. Pencil markings and notes in text and on rear endpapers. Otherwise, binding tight. A good reading copy. A scarce history of the early Christian Church and... More