This is your subject guide for the course, History of the Early Church, a study of the self-understanding, mission, and development of the Christian church from the apostolic century to the Council of Chalcedon in CE 451. This course includes a brief introduction to Patrology, with special consideration given to the doctrinal development of the church during the first five centuries.

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       Use the following search terms and subject headings to find resources on History of  the Early Church. 

1. Church history -- Primitive and early church.
2. Church history—Sources
3. Fathers of the church
4. Monasticism and religious orders—History—Early church, ca. 30-600
5. Persecution—History—Early church, ca. 30-600

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