Topics
What did the early Church teach?
Pick a topic. Each one gathers the Fathers who wrote on it, earliest first, with a short quote from each and the full passage one click away. Later writers are labeled where they enter. See how the answers line up over time →
Holy Scripture
- Scripture and Inspiration49 passages, 4 quoted here · 7 related works
- Canon and the Rule of Truth23 passages, 12 quoted here · 13 related works
- One God, Old and New Testaments54 passages, 11 quoted here · 3 related works
- Reading Scripture: Types and Figures54 passages, 13 quoted here · 82 related works
- Which Bible Text They Quoted22 passages, 12 quoted here · 3 related works
- The Law and the Gospel14 passages, 12 quoted here · 19 related works
- Apostolic Tradition13 passages, 12 quoted here · 7 related works
God
- One God the Creator30 passages, 5 quoted here · 12 related works
- Father, Son, and Spirit29 passages, 6 quoted here · 66 related works
- Attributes and Providence28 passages, 6 quoted here · 18 related works
- Against Idols35 passages, 6 quoted here · 16 related works
- True Worship133 passages, 12 quoted here · 8 related works
- God’s Care for His Creatures5 passages · 7 related works
Christ
- Incarnation — Word Made Flesh24 passages, 5 quoted here · 31 related works
- True God and True Man14 passages, 6 quoted here · 26 related works
- Virgin Birth20 passages, 5 quoted here · 9 related works
- Christ’s Death and Resurrection34 passages, 5 quoted here · 15 related works
- Christ’s Body Was Real13 passages, 7 quoted here · 4 related works
- The One Christ1 passage
The Holy Spirit
The Human Being
Salvation
- Salvation in Christ102 passages, 5 quoted here · 29 related works
- Faith and Obedience118 passages, 12 quoted here · 78 related works
- Grace and God’s Help31 passages, 4 quoted here · 21 related works
- Christ Undoes Adam’s Fall19 passages, 4 quoted here · 2 related works
- Baptism and New Birth13 passages, 4 quoted here · 13 related works
- Reward and Judgment91 passages, 5 quoted here · 16 related works
- God’s Call to Everyone10 passages, 5 quoted here · 4 related works
The Church
- One Church25 passages, 7 quoted here · 21 related works
- Bishops and Presbyters23 passages, 7 quoted here · 15 related works
- Apostolic Succession19 passages, 6 quoted here · 1 related work
- Discipline and Penance20 passages, 7 quoted here · 15 related works
- Heresy and Schism38 passages, 8 quoted here · 34 related works
- The Apostles Sent Out3 passages · 8 related works
Baptism and the Eucharist
The Last Things
How to Live
- Love of Neighbor and Enemy36 passages, 6 quoted here · 8 related works
- Marriage and Chastity42 passages, 9 quoted here · 11 related works
- Wealth and Alms40 passages, 6 quoted here · 21 related works
- Martyrdom as Witness42 passages, 5 quoted here · 33 related works
- Civil Authority40 passages, 6 quoted here · 9 related works
- Answering Pagans and Jews42 passages, 5 quoted here · 9 related works