Church History/Anglican Church History

Resources

Patristics

Ignatius of Antioch, Letters (Alistair Stewart, trans., Ignatius of Antioch: The Letters [St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2013]; ISBN 978-0881414646)

Didache ([1])

Irenaeus of Lyons, On the Apostolic Preaching (John Behr, trans., St. Irenaeus of Lyons: On the Apostolic Preaching [St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1997]; ISBN 978-0881411744)

Cyril of Jerusalem (F. L. Cross, ed., St Cyril of Jerusalem: Lectures on the Christian Sacraments [St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1977]; ISBN 978-0913836397)

Athanasius, On the Incarnation and Life of Anthony (John Behr, trans., St. Athanasius of Alexandria: On the Incarnation [St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2011]; ISBN 978-0881414097)

Augustine of Hippo, Confessions Books 1-9 and On the Trinity

Gregory Nazianzus, Theological Orations (Frederick Williams and Lionel Wickham, trans., St. Gregory of Nazianzus: On God and Christ [St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2002]; ISBN 978-0881412406)

Cyril of Alexandria, On the Unity of Christ (John Anthony McGuckin, trans., St. Cyril of Alexandria: On the Unity of Christ [St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1995]; ISBN 978-0881411337)

Martyrdom of Perpetua ([2])

Gregory the Great, Pastoral Rule (George E. Demacopoulos, trans., St. Gregory the Great: The Book of Pastoral Rule [St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2007]; ISBN 978-0881413182)

John Chrysostom, On the Priesthood (Graham Neville, trans., St. John Chrysostom: Six Books on the Priesthood [St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1996]; ISBN 978-0913836385)

Basil of Caesarea, On the Holy Spirit ([3])

Medieval

Bede, Ecclesiastical History ([4])

Thomas Aquinas, selections of the Summa Theologica on God’s existence (First Part, QQ. 2-26; [5]), grace (First Part of the Second Part, QQ. 109-113; [6]) and virtues (First Part of the Second Part, QQ. 55-70; [7])

Bernard of Clairvaux, On Loving God ([8])

Julian of Norwich, Showings ([9])

Cloud of Unknowing ([10])

Anselm of Canterbury, Prayers and Meditations ([11]) and Cur Deus Homo ([12])

Reformation

John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion ([13])

Martin Luther, Freedom of a Christian ([14]) and Preface to Galatians ([15])

John Jewel, An Apology or Answer in Defence of the Church of England ([16])

The Conciliar Tradition in Anglicanism

Paul Avis, Beyond the Reformation?: Authority, Primacy and Unity in the Conciliar Tradition (T & T Clark, 2008)

Paul Avis, “Anglican Conciliarity and the Lambeth Conference,” Theology 101 (1998): 245-252.

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