The Defenders of the Faith; or, The Christian Apologists of the Second and Third Centuries
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Frederick Watson brings together the writings of the Christian apologists of the second and third centuries, illuminating the “faith, hope, and patient endurance of the early Christians,” who influenced the moral and religious development of the church at a time when “the church and the world were open enemies. . . . [a] bitter struggle which ended in the victory of the church.”
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- Collects the writings of second and third century Christian apologists
- Explores the historical context of the development of Christianity
- Discusses the influence of the early Christians on the church
Frederick Watson (1844–1906) was a fellow and theological lecturer at St. John’s College, Cambridge, as well as Tyrwhitt and Crosse scholar and Hulsean lecturer. He served as rector of Starston parish in Norfolk and vicar of St. Edward’s, Cambridge. He was honorable canon of Ely Cathedral and examining chaplain to the bishop of Ely. He also wrote Inspiration.