{"product_id":"the-singing-masters-church-fathers-from-greek-east-and-latin-west-9781621645436","title":"The Singing-Masters: Church Fathers from Greek East and Latin West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I . . . find these Fathers to be, in words of William Butler Yeats, 'singing-masters of my soul'. Anyone who prays through the year the Office of Readings in the Roman Liturgy of the Hours will understand why.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Fr. Aidan Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e, From the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSinging-Masters\u003c\/i\u003e, written by the author of \u003ci\u003eRome and the Eastern Churches\u003c\/i\u003e, is a passionate, personalized account of the theological achievement of eighteen of the Church Fathers. Ten come from the Greek East: \u003cb\u003eIrenaeus\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eOrigen\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAthanasius\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGregory of Nyssa\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGregory of Nazianzus\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBasil the Great\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCyril of Alexandria\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDenys the Areopagite\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMaximus the Confessor\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eJohn Damascene\u003c\/b\u003e. Eight come from the Latin West: \u003cb\u003eTertullian\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCyprian\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAmbrose\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJerome\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAugustine\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLeo the Great\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGregory the Great\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eBede the Venerable\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fathers chosen here are those who have been especially authoritative for Catholic doctrine or particularly influential in Church life. While giving a dramatic, humanized account of patristic thought, colored by biographical detail, Aidan Nichols, O.P., draws the reader into a serious discussion of the Fathers' complex theological doctrines. \u003ci\u003eThe Singing-Masters \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a holistic and loving introduction to the figures who most shaped Christian thought, both in the East and in the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFr. Aidan Nichols, O.P\u003c\/b\u003e., is a former lecturer at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Among his many books are \u003ci\u003eThe Theologian's Enterprise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRome and the Eastern Churches\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLovely Like Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConciliar Octet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBalthasar for Thomists\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645972484370,"sku":"9781621645436","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c226e2c8-1a0f-40a1-bda1-0f6c567a2064.jpg?v=1733166023","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-singing-masters-church-fathers-from-greek-east-and-latin-west-9781621645436","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}