Fathers of Our Faith: Let’s Meet (Some of) the Early Church Fathers
How familiar are you with the Early Church Fathers? This course will introduce you to some of these amazing saints of the early Church!
• Learn some Church history so you understand the historical context each of the Fathers lived in (don't worry, this history lesson will be quick and painless)
• Get to know Fathers from each of four eras of Church history. Learn how they bravely faced persecution, heresy and other challenges in the Church (and what they can teach us about facing similar situations today)
• Develop a real relationship with the Early Church Fathers you decide to add to your spiritual team (and learn how to build your spiritual team in the first place)
| Module 1 | Let's Meet (Some of) the Early Church Fathers: Welcome | |
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| Lesson 1 | Meet the Early Church Fathers | |
| Lesson 2 | Assembling Your Spiritual Construction Crew | |
| Module 2 | Let's Meet the Early Church Fathers: Apostolic Era | |
| Lesson 1 | The Apostolic Era | |
| Lesson 2 | Building Your Spiritual Construction Crew with the Apostolic Fathers | |
| Lesson 3 | The Didache | |
| Lesson 4 | Clement of Rome | |
| Lesson 5 | Ignatius of Antioch | |
| Lesson 6 | Polycarp | |
| Lesson 7 | Reflections on the Apostolic Fathers | |
| Module 3 | Let's Meet the Early Church Fathers: Ante-Nicene Era | |
| Lesson 1 | Ante-Nicene Era | |
| Lesson 2 | Saint Justin Martyr | |
| Lesson 3 | Saint Irenaeus | |
| Lesson 4 | Tertullian | |
| Lesson 5 | Saint Clement of Alexandria | |
| Lesson 6 | Saint Cyprian of Carthage | |
| Lesson 7 | Origen | |
| Lesson 8 | Saint Dionysius | |
| Lesson 9 | Reflections on the Ante-Nicene Fathers | |
| Module 4 | Let's Meet the Early Church Fathers: Post-Nicene Era | |
| Lesson 1 | Post-Nicene Era | |
| Lesson 2 | Saint Athanasius of Alexandria | |
| Lesson 3 | Saint Basil the Great | |
| Lesson 4 | Saint Gregory of Nyssa | |
| Lesson 5 | Saint Ambrose | |
| Lesson 6 | Saint Cyril of Jerusalem | |
| Lesson 7 | Saint John Chrystostom | |
| Lesson 8 | Saint Cyril of Alexandria | |
| Lesson 9 | Saint Jerome | |
| Lesson 10 | Saint Augustine | |
| Lesson 11 | Reflections on the Post-Nicene Fathers | |
| Module 5 | Let's Meet the LATE Church Fathers | |
| Lesson 1 | The Late Era | |
| Lesson 2 | Pope Saint Gregory the Great | |
| Lesson 3 | Saint Maximus the Confessor | |
| Lesson 4 | Saint John Damascene | |
| Lesson 5 | Reflection Questions on the Late Fathers | |
| Module 6 | Let's Meet (Some of) the Early Church Fathers: Conclusion | |
| Lesson 1 | Let's Meet Some of the Early Church Fathers: Conclusion |