A History of Church History - Studies of Some Historians of the Christian Church by Jackson Frederick John Foakes - 1939

Cambridge Eng. : Heffer, 1902. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:

Cambridge, England : W. Heffer & Sons, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: vii, 184 pages ; 22 cm. Notes: ""Portions of these essays have appeared in England in the Hibbert journal and the Modern churchman, and in the United States in the Chronicle."" ""First published, 1939."" Includes index. Contents: The origin and development of ecclesiastical history -- The origin and growth of the canon of the New Testament -- The apostolic tradition of Hippolytus and other church orders -- Philo and Alexandrian Judaism -- Eusebius of C�sarea and his predecessors -- The Greek historians after Eusebius -- St. Augustine's philosophy of history -- Gregory, Bishop of Tours -- Adamnan's Life of Columba -- The venerable Bede -- Anna Comnena -- Burnet's history of the Reformation and of his own times -- Gibbon's chapters on the rise of… Read More