Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: Books by Dave Armstrong: Catholic Church Fathers: Patristic and Scholarly Proofs

Sunday, November 04, 2007

Books by Dave Armstrong: Catholic Church Fathers: Patristic and Scholarly Proofs

(284 pages; completed in November 2007; published by Lulu in November 2007; revised with new title, typesetting, slight rearrangement of the chapters, new front and back covers, and a dollar off the list price, on 8-28-13)

[Old title: The Church Fathers Were Catholic: Patristic Evidences for Catholicism]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication (p. 3)

Introduction (p. 5) [available online]

Bibliography of Sources / Recommended Books (p. 11)

Chronological List of Church Fathers Cited (p. 17)

1. The Bible, the Church, Tradition, and Apostolic Succession (p. 19) [lengthy portion online]

2. Salvation, Justification, Penance, and Related Issues (p. 123) [lengthy excerpts online, + additional related apologetic / semi-humorous materials not in the book]

3. The Eucharist and the Sacrifice of the Mass (p. 155)

4. Purgatory and Prayers for the Dead (p. 181)

5. The Communion of Saints: Invocation and Intercession of the Saints (p. 195)

6. The Blessed Virgin Mary (p. 209)

7. The Primacy of the Roman See and Papal Supremacy and Jurisdiction (p. 249)

EXCERPTS

St. Athanasius Was a CATHOLIC, Not a Proto-Protestant (+ Counter-Reply to James White on Tradition, etc.)

Church Fathers On the Sinlessness of Mary

Related paper: Protestant Church Historians & Patristics Experts Schaff, Kelly, & Pelikan Get James White's Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.

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Old Back Cover (Ephesus)

Last revised: 17 April 2014.

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