Augustine of Hippo(Reprint) A Life by HenryChadwick Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2010 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-958806-0, ISBN: 0-19-958806-6
"Augustine (354-430) had a profound impact on the development of the Christian Church, sparking controversy and influencing the ideas of theologians for over fifteen centuries. His words are still frequently quoted in devotions today and his key themes retain a striking contemporary relevance--what is the place of the Church in the world? What is the relation between nature and grace? In Augustine of Hippo, the late Henry Chadwick--a ren ..."
Augustine(Updated) A Very Short Introduction by HenryChadwick Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2001 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-285452-0, ISBN: 0-19-285452-6
"Augustine was arguably the greatest early Christian philosopher. His teachings had a profound effect on Medieval scholarship, Renaissance humanism, and the religious controversies of both the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. Here, Henry Chadwick places Augustine in his philosophical and religious context and traces the history of his influence on Western thought, both within and beyond the Christian tradition. A handy account to ..."
The Early Church(Updated) by HenryChadwick Paperback, 314 Pages, Published 1993 by Penguin ISBN-13: 978-0-14-023199-1, ISBN: 0-14-023199-4
"This first volume of the penguin history of the church looks at the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centuries AD and at the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world. Drawing on recent historical research, Professor Henry Chadwock shows how Christianity had its roots in a synthesis of contemporary ideas and beliefs, and analyses the causes of its persecution under Diocletian, the fanaticism of its ..."
"The historian of western culture cannot travel far without discovering that the roots of many twentieth century questions lie in the ancient dialogue between the early Christians and culture of the old classical world This book takes three Christian thinkers Justin clement of Alexandria and Origen and shows what the debate looked like from the Christian side It draws on the pagan critics of the church to illustrate the case the Christia ..."
Confessions(1st Edition) (Oxford World's Classics) by Saint Augustine, HenryChadwick Paperback, 311 Pages, Published 2009 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-953782-2, ISBN: 0-19-953782-8
"In his own day the dominant personality of the Western Church, Augustine of Hippo today stands as perhaps the greatest thinker of Christian antiquity, and his Confessions is one of the great works of Western literature. In this intensely personal narrative, Augustine relates his rare ascent from a humble Algerian farm to the edge of the corridors of power at the imperial court in Milan, his struggle against the domination of his sexual ..."
East and West(1st Edition) The Making of a Rift in the Church: From Apostolic Times until the Council of Florence (Oxford History of the Christian Church) by HenryChadwick, University Of Cambridge Paperback, 316 Pages, Published 2005 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-928016-2, ISBN: 0-19-928016-9
"The greatest Christian split of all has been that between east and west, between Roman Catholic and eastern Orthodox, a rift that is still apparent today. Henry Chadwick provides a compelling and balanced account of the emergence of divisions between Rome and Constantinople. Drawing on his encyclopaedic command of the literature, he starts with the roots of the divergence in apostolic times and takes the story right up to the Council of ..."
Origen(Updated) Contra Celsum by HenryChadwick Origen, Henry . Chadwick Paperback, 572 Pages, Published 1980 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-29576-5, ISBN: 0-521-29576-9
"Few works of the early Church are as interesting to the modern reader or as important to the historian as Origen's reply to the attack on Christianity made by the pagan Celsus. The Contra Celsum is the culmination of the great apologetic movement of the second and third centuries AD, and is for the Greek Church what St Augustine's City of God is for Western Christendom. It is also one of the chief monuments of the coming together of anc ..."
The Early Church(1st Edition) [Penguin History of the Christian Church, Vol. 1] by HenryChadwick, Owen Chadwick Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1985 by Penguin Books Import ISBN-13: 978-0-14-020502-2, ISBN: 0-14-020502-0
"Good paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show edge wear with creases."
"Selections in Translation Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ... And even if it were true that
there is a religion which gives us absolutely certain teaching concerning the
future life, yet we would choose ... desire for the personal possession of salvation;
for it is essential to the rational being that he should eternally exercise his reason."
Boethius(Updated) The Consolations of Music, Logic, Theology, and Philosophy (Clarendon Paperbacks) by HenryChadwick Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 1990 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-826549-8, ISBN: 0-19-826549-2
"The Consolations of Philosophy by Boethius, whose English translators include King Alfred, Geoffrey Chaucer, and Queen Elizabeth I, ranks among the most remarkable books to be written by a prisoner awaiting the execution of a tyrannical death sentence. Its interpretation is bound up with his other writings on mathematics and music, on Aristotelian and propositional logic, and on central themes of Christian dogma. Chadwick begins by t ..."
The Sports and Pastimes of American Boys A Guide and Text-Book of Games of the Play-Ground, the Parlor, and the Field, Adapted Especially for American Youth (Classic Reprint) (Paperback) by HenryChadwick Paperback, Published 2018 by Forgotten Books, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-330-06027-8, ISBN: 1-330-06027-X
The Lawn Tennis Manual for 1885 Containing Full and Complete Instructions for Acquiring a Practical Knowledge of the Game, with Illustrations of the Materials of the Game, and of the Dress of the Players, as Also the Lines and Measurements of the Courts, (Paperback) by HenryChadwick Paperback, Published 2018 by Forgotten Books, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-243-08604-7, ISBN: 0-243-08604-0
De Witt s American Chess Manual Containing Full Instructions for Young Players, by an Old Chess Player; Also, the New Rules of the Game, Adopted by the American Chess Association in 1880 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback) by HenryChadwick Paperback, Published 2017 by Forgotten Books ISBN-13: 978-0-282-39971-9, ISBN: 0-282-39971-2
Spalding s Base Ball Guide, and Official League Book for 1894 A Complete Hand Book of the National Game of Base Ball, Containing the Full Official League Record for 1893 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback) by HenryChadwick Paperback, Published 2016 by Forgotten Books, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-333-57252-5, ISBN: 1-333-57252-2
The Reliable Book of Outdoor Games Containing Official Rules for Playing Base Ball, Foot Ball, Cricket, Lacrosse, Tennis, Croquet, Etc (Classic Reprint) by HenryChadwick Paperback, 62 Pages, Published 2015 by Forgotten Books ISBN-13: 978-1-330-03578-8, ISBN: 1-330-03578-X
"Excerpt from The Reliable Book of Outdoor Games: Containing Official Rules for Playing Base Ball, Foot Ball, Cricket, Lacrosse, Tennis, Croquet, Etc Should the batsman hit the ball so that it strikes the ground in front of or on the foul lines, it is a fair hit ball, and he immediately becomes a base runner, as in the case of the calling of balls; but, in such case, he can be put out either by a catch of the hit ball before it touches t ..."
The Art of Batting and Base Running Containing Instructive Chapters on Scientific Batting, Placing the Ball, Base Hits and Earned Runs, the Right Form for Hitting, Playing Points on the Pitcher, the Proper Swing of the Bat, Facing for Position, the Corre (Paperback) by HenryChadwick Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 2015 by Forgotten Books ISBN-13: 978-1-330-20293-7, ISBN: 1-330-20293-7
Far From the Stone Streets Poems (Classic Reprint) by HenryChadwick Paperback, 98 Pages, Published 2015 by Forgotten Books ISBN-13: 978-1-331-57287-9, ISBN: 1-331-57287-8
"Excerpt from Far From the Stone Streets: PoemsSleighingHere are we nestled, warm and snug,Within the cutter's perfumed rug,And swiftly o'er the light road skimToward the hills that far and dimLie on the cold horizon's rim.Away, away! the snow is white,The air is clear, the moon is bright.To backward glance the village spires,Tipped with their pale up-pointing fires,Fade as a holy thought expires.Away! tonight our companyThe spirits of t ..."
Tradition and Exploration(1st Edition) by HenryChadwick Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2012 by Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-85311-082-5, ISBN: 1-85311-082-5
"THIS collection of nineteen papers brings together a miscellany of pieces, although diverse in their character, the majority converge on themes which impart a degree of coherence and unity. Several are academic attempts to clarify areas of Christian thought, others are directed towards issues raised by recent ecumenical dialogues; all have a bearing on questions which are alive for the contemporary Church."