{"product_id":"the-fathers-know-best-9781933919348","title":"The Fathers Know Best","description":"What Did Early Christians Really Believe? \u003cp\u003e The Answer Will Surprise and Amaze You  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church is a unique resource that introduces you to the teachings of the first Christians in a way no other work can. It is specially designed to make it easy for you to find the information you want and need. Amazing features in this fact-packed book include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e More than 900 quotations from the writings of the early Church Fathers, as well as from rare and important documents dating back to the dawn of Christian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mini-biographies of nearly 100 Fathers, as well as descriptions of dozens of key early councils and writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A concise history of the dramatic spread of Christianity after Jesus told his disciples to evangelize all nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Special maps showing you where the Fathers lived, including many little-known and long-vanished locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A guide to nearly 30 ancient heresies, many of which have returned to haunt the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Fathers' teaching on nearly 50 topics, including modern hot-button issues like abortion, homosexuality, and divorce. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This groundbreaking work presents the teachings of the early Christians in a way unlike any other book. It flings open the doors of the crucial but little-known age covering the birth of Christianity and the triumphant march of the gospel throughout the ancient world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Akin was born in Texas and grew up nominally Protestant. At age 20 he experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant pastor or seminary professor, Jimmy started an intensive study of the Bible, but the more he found it to support the Catholic faith. Akin is a Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a member on the Catholic Answers Speakers Bureau, a weekly guest on the global radio program, Catholic Answers Live, a contributing editor for Catholic Answers Magazine, and the author of numerous books including The Salvation Controversy, The Fathers Know Best, Mass Revision, The Drama of Salvation, A Daily Defense, and Teaching with Authority. His personal blog is jimmyakin.org.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catholic Answers Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50599109001490,"sku":"9781933919348","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0a2ffc49-f014-4987-9001-9be09700d62c.jpg?v=1732196831","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fathers-know-best-9781933919348","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}