Welcome to a forum dedicated to the discussion of texts from the early figures of the Christian Church. Posts on this blog are mostly primary texts from the first centuries of the Church’s history, in the comments you’ll find discussion related to the subject matter of the text. This is a forum for mutual education through dialogue, exploration, and encouragement.

The tone of the conversation is intended to be scholarly but not to exclude those who do not count the academy as their primary sphere. We are interested in thinking through the application of the Church’s early theology to theological, philosophical, and practical concerns in the present. Both the texts presented and the ensuing discussions are to serve as a resource for people seeking to live faithfully within Christ’s one, holy, apostolic and catholic Church.