Arian Heresy- any good books?

[Dan_Daly]

I’m looking for a good book(s) on the Arian Heresy. It sounds like an incredibly trying time in Church history with from what I’ve heard 90%+ of bishops going over to the heresy. Along with sounding incredibly interesting, it also sounds like how faithful Catholics dealt with it would have a lot to teach and help us in modern times.

Thanks and God Bless.

Pax.

 

[eegardner]

I have not read any of these book nor know anything about them but here is a link to several books that deal with this. I do not know which, if any go against the Catholic understanding. But this would be a good start.

amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Arian+Heresy&x=15&y=24

From the Catholic Answers store this book covers the Arian as well as other heresies.

shop.catholic.com/product.php?productid=29&cat=0&page=1

 

[kmuestwin]

33 Doctors of the Church by Fr. Christopher Rengers gives biographies on our greatest Saints. The first 10 or so combatted the Arian heresies. It was a good read about the personal struggles of each Saint.

 

[Dan_Daly]

Thanks. The 33 Doctors of the Church was a book I already had my eyes on, just placed my order!

Pax.

 

[daCatholicGuard]

Hello Dan,

You may also want to check out “The Great Heresies” by Hillaire Belloc.

Oremus pro invicem,

Sean C. :knight2:

 

[Dan_Daly]

I definitely have to read more of his works. Right now I’m enjoying (greatly enjoying) a copy of his “Cautionary Tales” checked out of library. Once I work through some other books, I’ll have to pick up more Belloc.

Pax.

 

[amsjj]

Hello,

You might want to look at Blessed John Henry Newman’s first work (1833) “The Arians of the Fourth Century”:
newmanreader.org/works/arians/index.html

Here’s a review that gives an overview of it:
ad2000.com.au/articles/2002/sep2002p17_1134.html

Also, Fr. Charles Conner did a series called “The Great Heresies”. Number 5. “Heresies of the Fourth and Fifth Centuries, Part One” covers Arianism.
Here’s an audio link:
ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/seriessearchprog.asp?seriesID=7109&T1

amsjj

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