This study of Early Christian literature and its influence on European thoughtand culture brings much to bear on a subject often overshadowed by the study ofanc... » 

This study of Early Christian literature and its influence on European thoughtand culture brings much to bear on a subject often overshadowed by the study ofancient Greek influences. The book which begins with an excellent introductionby the author covers Christian literature from its earliest manifestations inthe first century to the Middle Ages. The author describes the lives ofnumerous writers including Tertullian St. Isidore of Seville and Arnobius aswell as their works and the ideas that shaped them allowing readers toappreciate the rise of Latin literature and the historical circumstances thatsurrounded it. «