Henry Chadwick: Selected Writings

By: Henry Chadwick

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Synopsis: Rare scholarly insight into the early church — still relevant for the church today This anthology offers a choice selection of writings by one of the twentieth century&’s premier church historians, Sir Henry Chadwick. Many of Chadwick&’s considerable contributions to a fuller understanding of the early church were unpublished or not circulated widely during his lifetime, but here they are compiled in a convenient, accessible form. Reflecting Chadwick&’s wide-ranging expertise, this volume contains his essays on a variety of themes pertaining to the early church, including the emerging faith&’s relationship to classical culture; the interaction between piety, politics, and theology; councils in the early church; the power of music in the church; and more. As relevant for the study of early Christianity today as when they were first written, Chadwick&’s essays remain a valuable resource for better understanding the church both past and present, shedding light on ecumenical problems that still keep Christians visibly divided.