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Ancient Christian Writers: Post-Nicene Era Collection (30 vols.)

Name: Ancient Christian Writers: Post-Nicene Era Collection (30 vols.)
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by Chromatius of Aquileia; Cassiodorus; P. G. Walsh; Julianus Pomerius

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, 1947–2022

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The cessation of persecution with the conversion of Constantine allowed Christian writers to begin exploring theology and expounding Scripture more comprehensively. The many works in this collection demonstrate these new horizons of Christian thought in the post-Nicene era through innovative biblical commentary, poems, letters, theological treatises, and spiritual biographies.

Presents the earliest writings of the postpersecution church
Provides a diverse selection of texts including letters, theological treatises, and church documents
Includes the most important texts of the post-Nicene era

Title: Ancient Christian Writers: Post-Nicene Era Collection
Series: Ancient Christian Writers
Publisher: Paulist Press
Volumes: 30

The Works of St. Patrick: St. Secundinus: The Hymn on St. Patrick edited by Ludwig Bieler
Letters of St. Paulinus of Nola, vol. 1 translated by P. G. Walsh
Letters of St. Paulinus of Nola, vol. 2 translated by P. G. Walsh
The Poems of St. Paulinus of Nola translated by P. G. Walsh
Cassiodorus: Explanation of the Psalms, vol. 1 translated by P. G. Walsh
Cassiodorus: Explanation of the Psalms, vol. 2 translated by P. G. Walsh

Cassiodorus: Explanation of the Psalms, vol. 3 translated by P. G. Walsh
Julianus Pomerius: The Contemplative Life translated by Mary Josephine Suelzer
St. Maximus the Confessor: The Ascetic Life, The Four Centuries on Charity translated by Polycarp Sherwood
Isidore of Seville: De Ecclesiasticis Officiis translated by Thomas L. Knoebel
St. Gregory the Great: Pastoral Care translated by Henry Davis
Julian of Toledo: Prognosticum Futuri Saeculi edited by Sergio Stancati

The Works of St. Patrick: St. Secundinus: The Hymn on St. Patrick

Author: Saint Patrick
Editor: Ludwig Bieler
Translator: Ludwig Bieler
Series: Ancient Christian Writers
Publisher: Paulist Press
Publication Date: 1978
Pages: 242

St. Patrick did not consider himself a man of letters; the short texts that survive reflect, however, his powerful personality. A contemporary and fellow missionary of St. Patrick, Secundinus is an enthusiastic admirer and defender of St. Patrick in this hymn.

Letters of St. Paulinus of Nola, vol. 1

Author: St. Paulinus
Translator: P. G. Walsh
Series: Ancient Christian Writers
Publisher: Paulist Press
Publication Date: 1966
Pages: 286

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

These 22 prose letters serve as a spiritual autobiography, providing an intimate view of monastic life in Italy during the fifth century. Volume one contains 1–22.

Letters of St. Paulinus of Nola, vol. 2

Author: St. Paulinus
Translator: P. G. Walsh
Series: Ancient Christian Writers
Publisher: Paulist Press
Publication Date: 1966
Pages: 398

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

These 18 prose letters serve as a spiritual autobiography, providing an intimate view of monastic life in Italy during the fifth century. Volume 2 contains letters 23-51.

The Poems of St. Paulinus of Nola

Author: St. Paulinus
Translator: P. G. Walsh
Series: Ancient Christian Writers
Publisher: Paulist Press
Publication Date: 1974
Pages: 454

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Paulinus’ poetry encourages Christians to persevere in a life of Christian commitment—and to demonstrate to nominal Christians and non-Christians the nature of that commitment. These poems were written in the late fourth century and early fifth century.

Cassiodorus: Explanation of the Psalms, vol. 1

Author: Cassiodorus
Translator: P. G. Walsh
Series: Ancient Christian Writers
Publisher: Paulist Press
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 624

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Written between AD 540 and 559, Cassiodorus uses the Psalms for the purposes of instruction in theology, hermeneutics, and eloquence.

Cassiodorus: Explanation of the Psalms, vol. 2

Author: Cassiodorus
Translator: P. G. Walsh
Series: Ancient Christian Writers
Publisher: Paulist Press
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 528

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Written between AD 540 and 559, Cassiodorus uses the Psalms for the purposes of instruction in theology, hermeneutics, and eloquence.

Cassiodorus: Explanation of the Psalms, vol. 3

Author: Cassiodorus
Translator: P. G. Walsh
Series: Ancient Christian Writers
Publisher: Paulist Press
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 540

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Written between AD 540 and 559, Cassiodorus uses the Psalms for the purposes of instruction in theology, hermeneutics, and eloquence.

Julianus Pomerius: The Contemplative Life

Author: Julianus Pomerius
Translator: Mary Josephine Suelzer
Series: Ancient Christian Writers
Publisher: Paulist Press
Publication Date: 1978
Pages: 220

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Written in the late fifth or the early sixth century, this work expresses the ideals of the contemplative and the active life and is supplemented with a discussion of the vices and the virtues.

St. Maximus the Confessor: The Ascetic Life, The Four Centuries on Charity

Author: Maximus the Confessor
Translator: Polycarp Sherwood
Series: Ancient Christian Writers
Publisher: Paulist Press
Publication Date: 1955
Pages: 292

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

The Ascetic Life is a dialogue between a young novice and an old monk on how to achieve the Christian life. The Four Centuries is a collection of aphorisms.

Isidore of Seville: De Ecclesiasticis Officiis

Author: Isidore of Seville
Translator: Thomas L. Knoebel
Series: Ancient Christian Writers
Publisher: Paulist Press
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 133

Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

This is the first complete English translation of De Ecclesiasticis Officiis of St. Isidore of Seville (d. 636), considered the last Latin Father of the Church. The work is an invaluable source of information about liturgical practice and church offices.