{"product_id":"the-singing-masters-aidan-nichols-9781621645436","title":"The Singing-Masters: Church Fathers from Greek East and Latin West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I . . . find these Fathers to be, in words of William Butler Yeats, 'singing-masters of my soul'. Anyone who prays through the year the Office of Readings in the Roman Liturgy of the Hours will understand why.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- Fr. Aidan Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e, From the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSinging-Masters\u003c\/i\u003e, written by the author of \u003ci\u003eRome and the Eastern Churches\u003c\/i\u003e, is a passionate, personalized account of the theological achievement of eighteen of the Church Fathers. Ten come from the Greek East: \u003cb\u003eIrenaeus\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eOrigen\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAthanasius\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGregory of Nyssa\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGregory of Nazianzus\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBasil the Great\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCyril of Alexandria\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDenys the Areopagite\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMaximus the Confessor\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eJohn Damascene\u003c\/b\u003e. Eight come from the Latin West: \u003cb\u003eTertullian\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCyprian\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAmbrose\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJerome\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAugustine\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLeo the Great\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGregory the Great\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eBede the Venerable\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fathers chosen here are those who have been especially authoritative for Catholic doctrine or particularly influential in Church life. While giving a dramatic, humanized account of patristic thought, colored by biographical detail, Aidan Nichols, O.P., draws the reader into a serious discussion of the Fathers' complex theological doctrines. \u003ci\u003eThe Singing-Masters \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a holistic and loving introduction to the figures who most shaped Christian thought, both in the East and in the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aidan Nichols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621645436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621645436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ignatius Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Aidan Nichols","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133610946815,"sku":"9781621645436","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7fc5d08e-e09e-40e4-8e79-3bd909b18ee6.jpg?v=1687487163","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-singing-masters-aidan-nichols-9781621645436","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}