The early church fathers were great theologians, though they did not think of themselves as such. They were working pastors, involved in the daily life and leadership of their congregations. Yet they were wrestling with some of the great and formative questions of the Christian faith, such as the Trinity, the incarnation, the providence of God and the nature of the church. For the fathers, theology was a spiritual exercise woven into the texture of life. What would it be like to sit under the preaching and instruction of these great men, to look over their shoulders as they thought and wrote, or to hear them debate theological issues?
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