Recommend for me some more Church Fathers to read

[DustyRusty]

Hello,

Been reading the Church Fathers for a number of years now but had a bit of a break recently. Recently re-read AUgustine’s Confessions and love it. Have read the Apostolic Fathers, bits of Clement of Alexandria, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen, but after something to sink my teeth into a bit. Interested in early church practices, worship and theology. Can you recommend me something life-changing?

PS I’m not a Catholic, but an Anglican priest - came here because we Anglicans don’t seem to read the fathers as much as our Catholic friends.

 

[upant]

I picked up Jimmy Akin’s book but have yet to start it

The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church
by Jimmy Akin

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if money is an issue I would check Internet Archive, (https://archive.org/)

St Augustin and Jerome are below but they have a lot to choose from

A select library of the Nicene and post-Nicene fathers of the Christian church. First series. : Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

A Select library of Nicene and post-Nicene fathers of the Christian church : Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

 

[teamjesusnumber31]

You can get 2,500 works of the Fathers on Kindle for 2.99

https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Works-Church-Fathers-Christian-ebook/dp/B01F9PRR92

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[christofirst]

The Ancient Christian Writers Series from Newman and Paulist Press offers some fine selections. I like these two Church Fathers, who are somewhat les popular now and also known among the Desert Fathers, Evagrius and John Cassian.

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