A magisterial survey of the early Christian Church, from the day of Pentecost to the Council of Nicaea in AD 325, written by the distinguished historian Christopher Wordsworth. This book covers all the major theological and political controversies of the time, as well as the lives and teachings of the Church Fathers. A timeless classic of Christian scholarship.

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