Henry Chadwick, souvent considéré comme le « père du baseball », fut un influent journaliste sportif et historien d'origine anglaise dont les contributions ont fondamentalement façonné le jeu. Il a été le pionnier de la vente au public de guides de baseball et on lui attribue l'introduction du pointage détaillé (box score) et de la notation « K » pour les retraits sur des prises. Les innovations statistiques de Chadwick, y compris la moyenne au bâton et la moyenne de points mérités (ERA), ont établi des métriques fondamentales pour l'analyse des performances des joueurs.
The narrative history explores the evolution of Christianity over the first six centuries, highlighting its impact on Ancient Greek and Roman society. Through a chronological framework, it delves into significant texts and theological debates, presenting them within their historical context. Henry Chadwick's detailed exposition offers an engaging and comprehensive examination of the early Church's development and influence.
Culturally significant, this work preserves the essence of the original artifact, showcasing its historical importance. It includes original copyright references and library stamps, reflecting its journey through esteemed libraries worldwide. The reproduction aims to remain faithful to the original, providing readers with an authentic glimpse into the past.
Rare scholarly insight into the early church -- still relevant for the church today This anthology offers a choice selection of writings by one of the twentieth century's premier church historians, Sir Henry Chadwick. Many of Chadwick's considerable contributions to a fuller understanding of the early church were unpublished or not circulated widely during his lifetime, but here they are compiled in a convenient, accessible form. Reflecting Chadwick's wide-ranging expertise, this volume contains his essays on a variety of themes pertaining to the early church, including the emerging faith's relationship to classical culture; the interaction between piety, politics, and theology; councils in the early church; the power of music in the church; and more. As relevant for the study of early Christianity today as when they were first written, Chadwick's essays remain a valuable resource for better understanding the church both past and present, shedding light on ecumenical problems that still keep Christians visibly divided.
The greatest Christian split of all has been that between east and west, between Roman Catholic and eastern Orthodox, which is still apparent today. Henry Chadwick provides a compelling and balanced account of the emergence of divisions between Rome and Constantinople. Starting with the roots of the divergence in Apostolic times, he takes the story right up to the Council of Florence in the fifteenth century.
Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centureis AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world.
A biography of Augustine's life, as interpreted by the acclaimed church historian, the late Professor Henry Chadwick. Augustine's intellectual development is recounted with clarity and warmth, providing a characteristically rigorous yet sympathetic narrative of this central figure in the history of Christian thought.
By his writings, the surviving bulk of which exceeds that of any other ancient author, Augustine came to influence not only his contemporaries but also the West since his time. This Very Short Introduction traces the development of Augustine's thought, discussing his reaction to the thinkers before him, and themes such as freedom, creation, and the trinity. schovat popis
Selected Translations of Clement and Origen
This volume in the Library of Christian Classics series offers fresh translations of selected works of Clement and Origen of Alexandria. Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.
The apostolic tradition of St Hippolytus provides a single source of evidence on the inner life and religious polity of the early Christian Church. This book brings out the value of this treatise for the study of early Christian institutions, and the spirit of the primitive Church.
