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Alvyn Pettersen / The Second-Century Apologists

Alvyn Pettersen / The Second-Century Apologists

Update: 2025-08-26
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THEMES: - charges brought against the early Christians – the apologists’ main lines of defense - the apologists and “apologetics” – the historicity and truthfulness of Christian faith – Greek philosophy and Christian faith – the apologists on the Roman Empire


BIO:

Alvyn Pettersen is Canon Theologian Emeritus of Worcester Cathedral, UK, and an Honorary Chaplain at The University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford. He has written widely in the field of patristics, being the author of Athanasius and the Human Body (1990); the volume on Athanasius (1995) in the series, Outstanding Christian Thinkers; and the Cascade Companion, The Second-Century Apologists (2020).


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Alvyn Pettersen / The Second-Century Apologists

Alvyn Pettersen / The Second-Century Apologists

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