Roots Christianity & African Christianity
Resources for Further Reading
The number of books about roots Christianity and African Christianity that could be recommended is immense. The following are merely a sample, but an excellent sample....
- Wade in the River: The Story of African Christian Faith by Paisius Altschul (ISBN: 0971636508)
- An Unbroken Circle: Linking Ancient African Christianity to the African-American Experience edited by Paisius Altschul (ISBN: 0916700518)
- Saints of Africa by by Vincent J. O'Malley (ISBN: 087973373X)
- Black Man's Religion: Can Christianity Be Afrocentric? by Glenn Usry & Craig S. Keener (ISBN: 0830819835)
- Defending Black Faith: Answers to Tough Questions About African-American Christianity by Glenn Usry & Craig S. Keener (ISBN: 0830819959)
- Early Christian Writings translated by Andrew Louth (ISBN: 0140444750)
- Lives of the Desert Fathers: The Historia Monachorum in Aegypto translated by Benedicta Ward (ISBN: 0879079347)
- The Sayings of the Desert Fathers translated by Benedicta Ward (ISBN: 0879079592)
- The Desert Fathers : Sayings of the Early Christian Monks translated by Benedicta Ward (ISBN: 0140447318)
- Harlots of the Desert: A Study of Repentance in Early Monastic Sources by Benedicta Ward (ISBN: 0879076062)
- In the Heart of Desert : The Spiritualilty of the Desert Fathers and Mothers by John Chryssavgis & Benedicta Ward (ISBN: 0941532518)
- St. Anthony of the Desert by Athanasius of Alexandria (ISBN: 0895555255)
- On the Incarnation: The Treatise De Incarnatione Verbi Dei by Athanasius of Alexandria (ISBN: 0913836400)
- The One Who Knows God by Clement of Alexandria (ISBN: 0924722029)
- The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine by Eusebius (ISBN: 0140445358)
- The Age of Martyrs: Christianity from Diocletian (284) to Constantine (337) by Abbot G. Ricciotti (ISBN: 0895556316)
- Tertullian, Cyprian, And Origen On The Lord's Prayer translated by Alistair Stewart-Sykes (ISBN: 0881412619)
- The Song of Songs, Commentary and Homilies by Origen (ISBN: 0809102617)
- The Unity of the Catholic Church by Cyprian of Carthage (ISBN: 0809102609)
- Confessions by Augustine of Hippo (ISBN: 0192833723)
- The Augustine Catechism: Enchiridion on Faith, Hope, & Love by Augustine of Hippo (ISBN: 1565481240)
- Sermons to the People : Advent, Christmas, New Year, Epiphany by Augustine of Hippo (ISBN: 0385503113)
- The Trinity by Augustine of Hippo (ISBN: 0813200458)
- The City of God by Augustine of Hippo (ISBN: 0679600876)
- On the Unity of Christ by Cyril of Alexandria (ISBN: 0881411337)
- Early Christian Lives translated by Carolinne White (ISBN: 0140435263)
- Early Christian Doctrines by J.N.D. Kelly (ISBN: 006064334X)
- The Cruelty of Heresy: An Affirmation of Christian Orthodoxy by C. Fitzsimons Allison (ISBN: 0819215139)
- Reading Scripture With the Church Fathers by Christopher A. Hall (ISBN: 0830815007)
- Learning Theology With the Church Fathers by Christopher A. Hall (ISBN: 0830826866)
- Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture series (Genesis 1-11 ISBN: 083081471X; Matthew 1-13 ISBN: 0830814868; etc.)
- The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325-787): Their History and Theology by Leo D. Davis (ISBN: 0814656161)
- The Ethiopian Tewahedo Church: An Integrally African Church by Abuna Yesehaq (ISBN: 1555237398)
- Religions for Peace: A Call for Solidarity to the Religions of the World by Francis Cardinal Arinze (ISBN: 0385504608)
