Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church Michael P V Barrett Forster rightly asserts that the

Forster rightly asserts that the gospel demands a new economic life and paves the way for more virtuous economic exchange

Church discipline is essential to building a healthy church

But we are not left alone

not just flimsy forgiveness

Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church Michael P V Barrett Forster rightly asserts that theWhile the church today looks quite different than it did two thousand years ago, Christians share the same faith with the church fathers. Although separated by time and culture, we have much to learn from their lives and teaching. This book is an organized and convenient introduction to how to read the church fathers from AD 100 to 500. Michael Haykin surveys the lives and teachings of seven of the Fathers, looking at their role in such issues as