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The early church fathers wisely chose the day near the winter solstice as the date to celebrate Christ’s birth, the return of light becoming associated with the hope of the world in the birth of the savior.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
In short, church fathers believed angels were spiritual beings created by God.
—Diane Owens Prettyman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Mar. 2024
Scripture and church fathers alike have been interpreted in wildly diverging ways (the progressive Catholic magazine Commonweal has a fine detailed rundown of the varying history of major Catholic thinkers’ approach to remarriage).
—Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, 5 Apr. 2018
The early church fathers used an imbalance of power to silence the women of Easter and other charismatic women in the New Testament, some biblical scholars say.
—John Blake, CNN, 30 Mar. 2018
And Dostoyevsky was a very Christ-centric writer and his writings are full of Orthodox messages and even quotations from the church fathers.
—The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
In short, church fathers believed angels were spiritual beings created by God.
—Diane Owens Prettyman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Mar. 2024
Scripture and church fathers alike have been interpreted in wildly diverging ways (the progressive Catholic magazine Commonweal has a fine detailed rundown of the varying history of major Catholic thinkers’ approach to remarriage).
—Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, 5 Apr. 2018
The early church fathers used an imbalance of power to silence the women of Easter and other charismatic women in the New Testament, some biblical scholars say.
—John Blake, CNN, 30 Mar. 2018
And Dostoyevsky was a very Christ-centric writer and his writings are full of Orthodox messages and even quotations from the church fathers.
—The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
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“Church father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/church%20father. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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