Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers (Biblia.com)

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Many Christians today long to become reacquainted with their ancient ancestors in the faith. They see a deeper worship and devotion in the prayers and hymns of the early church. And they believe that the writings of the early church can shed new light on their understanding of Scripture. But where and how do we begin? Our first encounter with the writings of the church fathers may seem like...

divine revelation and belief in miracles, largely because the possibility of divine intervention in history is no longer considered a valid option. The unfortunate result is the isolation of the secularized person and theologian, “no longer shaped in any profound way by the institutions of Christianity but … cut loose and alone in a sea of individualism and autonomy.”3 In effect, Abraham argues, many modern theologians have endorsed secular values “as more Christian than those of the traditional

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