When the Church Was Young: Voices of the Early Fathers, revised edition

The Early Church Fathers come alive in a captivating, story-driven journey that’s inspired over 25,000 readers.

Step into the drama, courage, and faith of the first centuries of the Church. From Clement to Augustine, Polycarp to Basil the Great, bestselling author Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio brings the Early Church Fathers to life with vivid storytelling, blending history, theology, and biography into a narrative that Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J., calls “wonderful” and Lord David Alton hails as “a rare feat.”

Inside you’ll find:

• A helpful chronology of the Early Church Fathers
• 26 captivating stories of their lives and teachings
• Practical recommendations for deeper study
• Study questions to aid reflection on life of the early Church

Readers call When the Church Was Young “captivating, easy to read, and deeply moving,” a rare work that introduces the Early Church Fathers and shows how their wisdom still speaks powerfully to the Church and the world today.