Early Christian Doctrines

Fifth Edition.
A history ofdoctrines of the Early Church, written and arranged with
exceptional clarity by a leading patristic scholar. Kelly describes the
development of the principal Christian doctrines from the close of the first
century to the middle of the fifth, and from the end of the apostolic age to
the council of Chalcedon.
Provides a study of the rise, development and use of formularies in the
creative centuries of the Church's history. This book opens with an examination
of creedal elements in the New Testament and features an enquiry into the
relation of creeds to the rite of Baptism. The doctrines of the Trinity, the
authority of the Bible and tradition, the nature of Christ, salvation, original
sin and grace, and the sacraments are all extensively treated in these pages.
It also contains a reconstruction of the expansion of the Roman Creed.
'This book is a clear, precise, and up-to-date account of the early history
of Christian doctrine. It is invaluable for an understanding of the formative
period when the main lines of Christian dogma were laid down; and it presents a
balanced picture of the early controversies in the light of modern
scholarship.' - Cyril C. Richardson
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