church-fathers
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What is theosis? Explore early Christian accounts of participation in divine life and how transformation relates to the apostolic proclamation of salvation.
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Read the earliest Church Fathers as witnesses to Christian practice, teaching, and continuity, while distinguishing their testimony from apostolic authority.
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Why listen to the earliest Christian voices? Explore their historical proximity, witness, and limitations when reconstructing the world of the first churches.
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Explore the difference between Scripture’s authority and private interpretive independence, with attention to community, tradition, and responsible reading.
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Explore pre-Augustinian Christian accounts of gospel, salvation, and transformation, attending to early witnesses without treating them as a single voice.
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A personal assessment of Augustine alongside Clement, Irenaeus, and other early Christian voices, exploring different priorities in theological reading.
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Welcome to Restoring Apostolic Faith: independent study of earliest Christianity, ancient Judaism, biblical interpretation, and the first Church Fathers.
