Early Church Fathers

The church fathers were the pastors and theologians of the first centuries after the apostles. Start with a guide such as Michael Haykin’s Rediscovering the Church Fathers or Nick Needham’s 2,000 Years of Christ’s Power, Vol. 1, then read the fathers themselves in The Apostolic Fathers and Augustine’s Confessions and City of God.

For the creed they handed down, read The Nicene Creed: An Introduction. Browse more Augustine, our top 10 church history books, and creeds, confessions and catechisms.