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4th Century

Authors

Alexander of Alexandria
Alexander of Alexandria is represented by works on Christian doctrine, Scripture, and ecclesial life.
Ambrose
Bishop of Milan whose works address doctrine, ascetic practice, pastoral office, and ecclesial discipline.
Anastasius I
Anastasius I is represented by works on Christian doctrine, Scripture, and ecclesial life.
Aphrahat
Syriac Christian author known for demonstrations on faith, ethics, asceticism, and biblical interpretation.
Athanasius
Alexandrian bishop and theologian central to fourth-century Trinitarian controversy and Nicene theology.
Augustine
North African bishop and theologian whose works shaped Latin Christian doctrine, exegesis, and pastoral thought.
Basil
Cappadocian bishop whose writings address monastic life, creation, pneumatology, and ecclesial practice.
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles is represented by works on Christian doctrine, Scripture, and ecclesial life.
Cyril of Jerusalem
Fourth-century bishop known for catechetical lectures on baptism, creed, liturgy, and doctrine.
Ephraim the Syrian
Syriac poet-theologian whose hymns and homilies develop biblical, doctrinal, and liturgical themes.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea is represented by works on Christian doctrine, Scripture, and ecclesial life.
Gregory Nazianzen
Cappadocian theologian whose orations and letters are central to Trinitarian and Christological doctrine.
Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa is represented by works on Christian doctrine, Scripture, and ecclesial life.
Hilary of Poitiers
Latin bishop and theologian known for anti-Arian writings and Trinitarian theology.
Jerome
Biblical scholar and translator whose letters, prefaces, and polemical works shaped Latin Christian learning.
John Chrysostom
Preacher and bishop whose homilies and letters emphasize biblical exposition, moral formation, and church life.
Lactantius
Lactantius is represented by works on Christian doctrine, Scripture, and ecclesial life.
Memoirs of Edessa And Other Ancient Syriac Documents
Memoirs of Edessa And Other Ancient Syriac Documents is represented by works on Christian doctrine, Scripture, and ecclesial life.
Rufinus
Translator, historian, and theologian associated with Latin transmission of Greek Christian texts.
Sulpitius Severus
Latin Christian author known for historical writing and texts concerning Martin of Tours.

Ecumenical Councils

The First Ecumenical Council:  The First Council of Nice
The Second Ecumenical Council:  The First Council of Constantinople
Appendix containing Canons and Rulings not having Conciliar Origin but Approved by Name in Canon II. of the Synod in Trullo
The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called The Quinisext Council
The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods
The Canons of the Synods of Sardica, Carthage, Constantinople, and Carthage Under St. Cyprian, Which Canons Were Received by the Council in Trullo and Ratified by II. Nice

4th Century

Nicene theology, ascetic teaching, and ecclesial consolidation in Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and Augustine.
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