is a broad term that refers to Christian theologians up to the 6th century that later theologians relied on to determine correct Christian doctrineis derived from the Latin word for teaching, doctrina, and is an important aspect of Christianity more so than other world religions because Christian... more. This term includes the apostolic fathers who likely had direct contact with one or more of the apostles, the apologists of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, and later important theologians and doctors of the Churcha term translated from the Greek word “Ecclesia” which means an assembly called together and is sometime translated as a congregation. A church is... more such as Augustine(A.D. 354-430) Bishop of Hippo in North Africa, the most influential theologian of the West, known especially for his doctrine of grace, including rel... more, Jerome(A.D. 27 Mar 347–30 Sep 420) Jerome was a Catholic theologian who is best known for his translation of most of the Bible into Latin. Known as the Vu... more, and AmbroseAurelius Ambrosius (c. A.D. 340–397) was Bishop of Milan, which had by then become the capital of the Western Roman Empire. He had government experi... more in the West and the CappadociansThis term refers to the 4th century Christian theologians from Cappadocia in modern-day Turkey who had profound impact on Christian doctrine and ascet... more in the East. The Christian humanistA scholar during the Renaissance movement who sought to recover a more historically accurate understanding of ancient languages and literature, includ... more of the 15th and 16th centuries were particularly interested in studying the writings of these church fathers in order to reform the Catholic Churcha term translated from the Greek word “Ecclesia” which means an assembly called together and is sometime translated as a congregation. A church is... more through education and a return to original understanding of doctrineis derived from the Latin word for teaching, doctrina, and is an important aspect of Christianity more so than other world religions because Christian... more.
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